T494 Pigeon Hill R
Carrying T494 Pigeon Hill R over ADAMS RUN
1 MI.SE.OF FISHERTOWN, Bedford, Pennsylvania
Inventory: FHWA NBI 2024 · last ETL August 2026
FHWA NBI record, refreshed with each annual release.
T494 Pigeon Hill R in Bedford, Pennsylvania sits above 10% of rated Pennsylvania bridges on inventory load rating (23 t), while its 1982 build year is earlier than 31% of Bedford's recorded-year cohort (417 bridges).
T494 Pigeon Hill R in Bedford, Pennsylvania is rated Fair in the FHWA's 2024 National Bridge Inventory. Built in 1982, it carries 3 rated components on the inspecting agency's 0-9 scale, and its weakest reported component scores 5. The lowest applicable rating sets the federal condition category, so this Fair result describes the weakest reported component rather than the structure as a whole. No NBI category is a closure decision or a live crossing-safety verdict.
NBI record plate
Structure PA:000000000004486
LATE-CENTURY · STEEL · SINGLE-SPAN · TIED-CTRL · TRACE-ADT · STANDARD-LOAD · CAT-FAIR
- LATE-CENTURY 1980–1999
- STEEL Steel
- SINGLE-SPAN Single span
- TIED-CTRL Tied control
- TRACE-ADT Trace ADT
- STANDARD-LOAD Standard load
- CAT-FAIR Fair
Inspection-sheet codes from this record’s year, material family, spans, controlling component, ADT, inventory load, and NBI category, not a live closure verdict.
Structural health score
A composite of the deck, superstructure, and substructure NBI condition ratings plus the inventory load rating, benchmarked against the full national bridge corpus, distinct from the Good/Fair/Poor category above.
Bridge Snapshot: T494 Pigeon Hill R
The T494 Pigeon Hill R bridge in Bedford, Pennsylvania carries T494 Pigeon Hill R over ADAMS RUN. It was built in 1982, making it 44 years old today. The structure is built primarily of steel and spans 1 section, stretching 16.2 meters (53 feet) end to end. Daily traffic averages 16 vehicles, placing it in the lower-traffic tier of Pennsylvania bridges. It is owned and maintained by County Highway Agency.
The latest FHWA inspection places the weakest component in fair condition (see the full component ratings below). No reported major component scores in the Poor range under the current federal condition thresholds.
How T494 Pigeon Hill R compares
Age against the county: built in 1982, earlier than 131 of Bedford's 417 bridges with a recorded construction year (31%), against a county median build year of 1963. This is one of the newer structures in its county.
Live comparison across Pennsylvania bridges with a recorded inventory load rating (23,297 of 23,299 rated).
T494 Pigeon Hill R vs every rated Pennsylvania bridge
Inventory load rating (metric tons), FHWA NBI, this state
23 Top 90% higher than 10% of 23,297 bridges
rated Pennsylvania bridges, bucketed by value
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Source FHWA National Bridge Inventory · August 2026
Condition Ratings
Full 0–9 scale + sufficiency-rating breakdown: how condition ratings work.
Reported 0–9 component ratings from the FHWA NBI. The highlighted component is the lowest reported input to this record’s current condition category; it is not a closure or live crossing-safety decision.
Bedford inventory by recorded NBI category
Exclusive Good/Fair/Poor bands across all 417 bridges in this county. Orthogonal to this structure's component profile above: a county catalog share, not a live crossing-safety verdict.
Structural Details
- Year Built
- 1982
- Material
- Steel
- Number of Spans
- 1
- Structure Length
- 16.2 m (53 ft)
- Deck Width
- 5.4 m (18 ft)
- Owner
- County Highway Agency
- Avg Daily Traffic
- 16 vehicles/day
- Structure Number
- 000000000004486
Condition Analysis
- • The deck (driving surface) is in fair condition (5/9), with minor deterioration that may require routine maintenance.
- • At 5/9, the superstructure (beams and supports above the deck) shows fair condition, with minor wear flagged for upkeep.
- • The substructure (piers and abutments) is in fair condition (6/9), with minor deterioration that may require routine maintenance.
Location
Data Source
FHWA National Bridge Inventory (NBI).
FHWA NBI Program ↗How to read this record
This page shows what the last federal inspection recorded, not whether T494 Pigeon Hill R is safe to cross today. Here is how to use it.
- NBI condition ratings reflect the latest record in this annual dataset, not a live status. Current routine inspection intervals are risk-based.
- Learn how the 0–9 condition scale and Good/Fair/Poor categories are defined. How condition ratings work
- Compare T494 Pigeon Hill R against other structures in Bedford and across Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania bridges
- Noticed visible damage or a safety concern? Report it to the agency that owns the bridge, or call 911 in an emergency. How to report a bridge
Condition codes come straight from the FHWA National Bridge Inventory and are not a real-time safety judgment. Only the owning agency, a state DOT, county, or other owner, can post, restrict, or close a bridge.
Frequently Asked Questions
What do the condition ratings mean for T494 Pigeon Hill R?
T494 Pigeon Hill R in Bedford, Pennsylvania has a deck rating of 5/9, superstructure rating of 5/9, and substructure rating of 6/9 on the FHWA's 0–9 scale.
How often is T494 Pigeon Hill R inspected?
T494 Pigeon Hill R's responsible agency sets its routine interval under FHWA's risk-based inspection rules; this page does not expose the scheduled interval. It carries about 16 vehicles per day.
What does “structurally deficient” mean in older bridge reports?
FHWA retired that reported status beginning with the 2018 archive. T494 Pigeon Hill R is currently shown as Fair condition from its component ratings; that category is not a live closure or safety decision.
What is the inventory load rating for T494 Pigeon Hill R?
T494 Pigeon Hill R has an NBI inventory load rating of 22.7 metric tons.
Who is responsible for maintaining T494 Pigeon Hill R?
T494 Pigeon Hill R is owned and maintained by County Highway Agency.
How old is T494 Pigeon Hill R and does age affect safety?
T494 Pigeon Hill R was built in 1982, making it 44 years old.
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