In light of the Washington State bridge collapse the chief bridge engineer for the Transportation Ministry is re-assuring British Columbians our bridges are safe.
Kevin Baskin says BC has what he calls a 'robust' system in place to carry out inspections on the ministry's 2700 bridges.
Baskin says BC bridges are inspected once a year. Washington State bridges are inspected every two years.
"Our bridges are very safe our ministry has a robust system for inspections and for giving permits for oversize and overweight vehicles on our infrastructure," says Baskin.
As well, Baskin says the large bridges are monitored by maintenance crews every day.