Salem Church Road
Carrying Salem Church Road over Bieler Run
1.5 Mi N of SR 4028, Beaver, Pennsylvania
Inventory: FHWA NBI 2024 · last ETL August 2026
FHWA NBI record, refreshed with each annual release.
Salem Church Road in Beaver, Pennsylvania sits above 42% of rated Pennsylvania bridges on inventory load rating (35 t), while its 2011 build year is earlier than 14% of Beaver's recorded-year cohort (299 bridges).
Salem Church Road in Beaver, Pennsylvania is rated Good in the FHWA's 2024 National Bridge Inventory. Built in 2011, it carries 1 rated component on the inspecting agency's 0-9 scale, and its weakest reported component scores 8. 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:000000000046601
POST-2000 · CONCRETE · SINGLE-SPAN · CULVERT-LED · LOCAL-ADT · STANDARD-LOAD · CAT-GOOD
- POST-2000 2000+
- CONCRETE Concrete
- SINGLE-SPAN Single span
- CULVERT-LED Culvert-led
- LOCAL-ADT Local ADT
- STANDARD-LOAD Standard 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.
Bridge Snapshot: Salem Church Road
The Salem Church Road bridge in Beaver, Pennsylvania carries Salem Church Road over Bieler Run. It was built in 2011, making it 15 years old today. The structure is built primarily of concrete and spans 1 section, stretching 6.4 meters (21 feet) end to end. Daily traffic averages 606 vehicles, placing it in the lower-traffic tier of Pennsylvania bridges. It is owned and maintained by State Highway Agency.
The latest FHWA inspection records show culvert at 8/9. The weakest component sits in good condition. None of this bridge's reported major components fall into the Poor condition range.
How Salem Church Road compares
Age against the county: built in 2011, earlier than 43 of Beaver's 299 bridges with a recorded construction year (14%), against a county median build year of 1969. 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).
Salem Church Road vs every rated Pennsylvania bridge
Inventory load rating (metric tons), FHWA NBI, this state
35 Top 58% higher than 42% 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.
Beaver inventory by recorded NBI category
Exclusive Good/Fair/Poor bands across all 299 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
- 2011
- Material
- Concrete
- Number of Spans
- 1
- Structure Length
- 6.4 m (21 ft)
- Deck Width
- 10.5 m (34 ft)
- Owner
- State Highway Agency
- Avg Daily Traffic
- 606 vehicles/day
- Structure Number
- 000000000046601
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 Salem Church Road 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 Salem Church Road against other structures in Beaver 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 Salem Church Road?
Salem Church Road in Beaver, Pennsylvania on the FHWA's 0–9 scale.
How often is Salem Church Road inspected?
Salem Church Road'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 606 vehicles per day.
What does “structurally deficient” mean in older bridge reports?
FHWA retired that reported status beginning with the 2018 archive. Salem Church Road 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 Salem Church Road?
Salem Church Road has an NBI inventory load rating of 34.7 metric tons.
Who is responsible for maintaining Salem Church Road?
Salem Church Road is owned and maintained by State Highway Agency.
How old is Salem Church Road and does age affect safety?
Salem Church Road was built in 2011, making it 15 years old.
Disclaimer: Bridge condition data is from the FHWA NBI and reflects the last reported inspection. A Poor condition rating is not a live declaration that a bridge is closed or unsafe for travel. For current closure, posting, or safety information, contact the responsible transportation agency.
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