Give ‘Em a Rope – Caltrans Team Uses Alpine Techniques to Inspect Bridges

SAN FRANCISCO -- While cars whizzed overhead on San Francisco's Doyle Drive approach to the Golden Gate Bridge and a storm from the previous night cleared out, a group of Caltrans engineers hung on a truss underneath the road, practicing a technique that is becoming increasingly common on California's spans. Bridge engineers for Caltrans are using mountaineering techniques to reach and inspect hard-to-get-to portions of the state's bridge