Ice Lake Drive
Carrying Ice Lake Drive over Wright Creek
1000FT FROM MIDDLEBURG RD, Luzerne, Pennsylvania
Inventory: FHWA NBI 2024 · last ETL August 2026
FHWA NBI record, refreshed with each annual release.
Ice Lake Drive in Luzerne, Pennsylvania sits above 75% of rated Pennsylvania bridges on inventory load rating (45 t), while its 1963 build year is earlier than 62% of Luzerne's recorded-year cohort (457 bridges).
Ice Lake Drive in Luzerne, Pennsylvania is rated Poor in the FHWA's 2024 National Bridge Inventory. Built in 1963, it carries 1 rated component on the inspecting agency's 0-9 scale, and its weakest reported component scores 2. The lowest applicable rating sets the federal condition category, so this Poor 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:000000000057023
INTERSTATE-ERA · CONCRETE · SINGLE-SPAN · CULVERT-LED · TRACE-ADT · HEAVY-LOAD · CAT-POOR
- INTERSTATE-ERA 1950–1979
- CONCRETE Concrete
- SINGLE-SPAN Single span
- CULVERT-LED Culvert-led
- TRACE-ADT Trace ADT
- HEAVY-LOAD Heavy load
- CAT-POOR Poor
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: Ice Lake Drive
The Ice Lake Drive bridge in Luzerne, Pennsylvania carries Ice Lake Drive over Wright Creek. It was built in 1963, making it 63 years old today. The structure is built primarily of concrete and spans 1 section, stretching 8.5 meters (28 feet) end to end. Daily traffic averages 15 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 records show culvert at 2/9. The weakest component sits in critical condition. A component scored 4 or below, placing this bridge in the federal Poor condition category rather than declaring it unsafe or closed.
How Ice Lake Drive compares
Age against the county: built in 1963, earlier than 285 of Luzerne's 457 bridges with a recorded construction year (62%), against a county median build year of 1966. Age is not a defect on its own, but it is the population from which future Poor ratings are drawn.
Live comparison across Pennsylvania bridges with a recorded inventory load rating (23,297 of 23,299 rated).
Ice Lake Drive vs every rated Pennsylvania bridge
Inventory load rating (metric tons), FHWA NBI, this state
45 Top 25% higher than 75% 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.
Luzerne inventory by recorded NBI category
Exclusive Good/Fair/Poor bands across all 457 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
- 1963
- Material
- Concrete
- Number of Spans
- 1
- Structure Length
- 8.5 m (28 ft)
- Deck Width
- 12.7 m (42 ft)
- Owner
- Town/Township Highway Agency
- Avg Daily Traffic
- 15 vehicles/day
- Structure Number
- 000000000057023
Location
Data Source
FHWA National Bridge Inventory (NBI).
FHWA NBI Program ↗How to read this record
Ice Lake Drive is in the federal Poor condition category. That is a component-based result, not a closure order.
- NBI condition ratings reflect the latest record in this annual dataset, not a live status. Current routine inspection intervals are risk-based.
- Understand what Poor condition does and does not mean before drawing conclusions. Poor condition explained
- Compare Ice Lake Drive against other structures in Luzerne 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 Ice Lake Drive?
Ice Lake Drive in Luzerne, Pennsylvania on the FHWA's 0–9 scale.
How often is Ice Lake Drive inspected?
Ice Lake 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 15 vehicles per day.
What does “structurally deficient” mean in older bridge reports?
FHWA retired that reported status beginning with the 2018 archive. Ice Lake Drive is currently shown as Poor condition from its component ratings; that category is not a live closure or safety decision.
What is the inventory load rating for Ice Lake Drive?
Ice Lake Drive has an NBI inventory load rating of 45.4 metric tons.
Who is responsible for maintaining Ice Lake Drive?
Ice Lake Drive is owned and maintained by Town/Township Highway Agency.
How old is Ice Lake Drive and does age affect safety?
Ice Lake Drive was built in 1963, making it 63 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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