The invention discloses a water-crossing bridge disaster prevention safety inspection device and method.The inspection device comprises an inspection walking vehicle and a walking track, the walking track stretches across a
water channel and is erected on a bridge guardrail, and the inspection walking vehicle is driven by a driving mechanism to walk on the walking track in a reciprocating mode through wheels; a temperature and
humidity sensor, a rainfall sensor, a
wind speed sensor, a camera and a controller are arranged on the inspection walking vehicle, the temperature and
humidity sensor, the rainfall sensor, the
wind speed sensor, the camera and the driving mechanism are connected with the controller, and a holder is arranged on the inspection walking vehicle. The camera is erected on the holder to acquire images of a bridge and a
water channel in all directions, and the controller is connected with a remote central
server through the
wireless communication module. By arranging the rail
type safety structure, the inspection vehicle runs along the walking rail installed on the outer side of the bridge guardrail, compared with unmanned aerial
vehicle inspection, the inspection vehicle is not affected by
severe weather, and safety, reliability and stability are high.