T-541 CRISSMAN RD
Carrying T-541 CRISSMAN RD over TRIB TO ADAMS RUN
0.7 MILE SE OF FISHERTOWN, Bedford, Pennsylvania
Inventory: FHWA NBI 2024 · last ETL August 2026
FHWA NBI record, refreshed with each annual release.
T-541 CRISSMAN RD in Bedford, Pennsylvania sits above 65% of rated Pennsylvania bridges on inventory load rating (42 t), while its 2008 build year is earlier than 14% of Bedford's recorded-year cohort (417 bridges).
T-541 CRISSMAN RD in Bedford, Pennsylvania is rated Good in the FHWA's 2024 National Bridge Inventory. Built in 2008, it carries 1 rated component on the inspecting agency's 0-9 scale, and its weakest reported component scores 7. The lowest applicable rating sets the federal condition category, so this Good 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:000000000045178
POST-2000 · CONCRETE · SINGLE-SPAN · CULVERT-LED · LOCAL-ADT · HEAVY-LOAD · CAT-GOOD
- POST-2000 2000+
- CONCRETE Concrete
- SINGLE-SPAN Single span
- CULVERT-LED Culvert-led
- LOCAL-ADT Local ADT
- HEAVY-LOAD Heavy load
- CAT-GOOD Good
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: T-541 CRISSMAN RD
The T-541 CRISSMAN RD bridge in Bedford, Pennsylvania carries T-541 CRISSMAN RD over TRIB TO ADAMS RUN. It was built in 2008, making it 18 years old today. The structure is built primarily of concrete and spans 1 section, stretching 6.7 meters (22 feet) end to end. Daily traffic averages 762 vehicles, placing it in the lower-traffic tier of Pennsylvania bridges. It is owned and maintained by Town/Township Highway Agency.
The latest FHWA inspection places the weakest component in good condition (see the full component ratings below). All reported major components score above the Poor range.
How T-541 CRISSMAN RD compares
Age against the county: built in 2008, earlier than 60 of Bedford's 417 bridges with a recorded construction year (14%), 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).
T-541 CRISSMAN RD vs every rated Pennsylvania bridge
Inventory load rating (metric tons), FHWA NBI, this state
42 Top 35% higher than 65% 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.
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
- 2008
- Material
- Concrete
- Number of Spans
- 1
- Structure Length
- 6.7 m (22 ft)
- Deck Width
- 17.7 m (58 ft)
- Owner
- Town/Township Highway Agency
- Avg Daily Traffic
- 762 vehicles/day
- Structure Number
- 000000000045178
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 T-541 CRISSMAN RD 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 T-541 CRISSMAN RD 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 T-541 CRISSMAN RD?
T-541 CRISSMAN RD in Bedford, Pennsylvania on the FHWA's 0–9 scale.
How often is T-541 CRISSMAN RD inspected?
T-541 CRISSMAN RD'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 762 vehicles per day.
What does “structurally deficient” mean in older bridge reports?
FHWA retired that reported status beginning with the 2018 archive. T-541 CRISSMAN RD is currently shown as Good condition from its component ratings; that category is not a live closure or safety decision.
What is the inventory load rating for T-541 CRISSMAN RD?
T-541 CRISSMAN RD has an NBI inventory load rating of 41.5 metric tons.
Who is responsible for maintaining T-541 CRISSMAN RD?
T-541 CRISSMAN RD is owned and maintained by Town/Township Highway Agency.
How old is T-541 CRISSMAN RD and does age affect safety?
T-541 CRISSMAN RD was built in 2008, making it 18 years old.
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