LAKESIDE DRIVE
Carrying LAKESIDE DRIVE over CRYSTAL LAKE SPILLWAY
400 Ft. West of CR 507, Bergen, New Jersey
Inventory: FHWA NBI 2024 · last ETL August 2026
FHWA NBI record, refreshed with each annual release.
LAKESIDE DRIVE in Bergen, New Jersey sits above 30% of rated New Jersey bridges on inventory load rating (33 t), while its 1912 build year is earlier than 94% of Bergen's recorded-year cohort (577 bridges).
LAKESIDE DRIVE in Bergen, New Jersey is rated Good in the FHWA's 2024 National Bridge Inventory. Built in 1912, it carries 3 rated components 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 NJ:020027M
PRE-1950 · PRESTRESS · SINGLE-SPAN · DECK-LED · LOCAL-ADT · STANDARD-LOAD · CAT-GOOD
- PRE-1950 Pre-1950
- PRESTRESS Prestressed concrete
- SINGLE-SPAN Single span
- DECK-LED Deck-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.
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: LAKESIDE DRIVE
The LAKESIDE DRIVE bridge in Bergen, New Jersey carries LAKESIDE DRIVE over CRYSTAL LAKE SPILLWAY. It was built in 1912, making it 114 years old today. It was last reconstructed in 2009, extending its service life. The structure is built primarily of prestressed concrete and spans 1 section, stretching 11.9 meters (39 feet) end to end. Daily traffic averages 595 vehicles, placing it in the lower-traffic tier of New Jersey 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). None of this bridge's reported major components fall into the Poor condition range.
How LAKESIDE DRIVE compares
Age against the county: built in 1912, earlier than 543 of Bergen's 577 bridges with a recorded construction year (94%), against a county median build year of 1963. Age is not a defect on its own, but it is the population from which future Poor ratings are drawn.
Live comparison across New Jersey bridges with a recorded inventory load rating (6,826 of 6,827 rated).
LAKESIDE DRIVE vs every rated New Jersey bridge
Inventory load rating (metric tons), FHWA NBI, this state
33 Top 70% higher than 30% of 6,826 bridges
rated New Jersey 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.
Bergen inventory by recorded NBI category
Exclusive Good/Fair/Poor bands across all 577 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
- 1912
- Last Reconstructed
- 2009
- Material
- Prestressed Concrete
- Number of Spans
- 1
- Structure Length
- 11.9 m (39 ft)
- Deck Width
- 6.2 m (20 ft)
- Owner
- Town/Township Highway Agency
- Avg Daily Traffic
- 595 vehicles/day
- Structure Number
- 020027M
Condition Analysis
- • The deck (driving surface) rates good at 7/9, with no significant deterioration on file.
- • The superstructure (beams and supports above the deck) is in good condition (8/9), showing no significant deterioration.
- • The substructure (piers and abutments) is in good condition (8/9), showing no significant deterioration.
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 LAKESIDE DRIVE 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 LAKESIDE DRIVE against other structures in Bergen and across New Jersey. New Jersey 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 LAKESIDE DRIVE?
LAKESIDE DRIVE in Bergen, New Jersey has a deck rating of 7/9, superstructure rating of 8/9, and substructure rating of 8/9 on the FHWA's 0–9 scale.
How often is LAKESIDE DRIVE inspected?
LAKESIDE DRIVE'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 595 vehicles per day.
What does “structurally deficient” mean in older bridge reports?
FHWA retired that reported status beginning with the 2018 archive. LAKESIDE DRIVE 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 LAKESIDE DRIVE?
LAKESIDE DRIVE has an NBI inventory load rating of 32.7 metric tons.
Who is responsible for maintaining LAKESIDE DRIVE?
LAKESIDE DRIVE is owned and maintained by Town/Township Highway Agency.
How old is LAKESIDE DRIVE and does age affect safety?
LAKESIDE DRIVE was built in 1912, making it 114 years old and last reconstructed in 2009.
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