Lake Side Drive
Carrying Lake Side Drive over Guernsey Dam Spillway
1.8 miles NW of Guernsey, Platte, Wyoming
Inventory: FHWA NBI 2024 · last ETL August 2026
FHWA NBI record, refreshed with each annual release.
Lake Side Drive in Platte, Wyoming sits above 1% of rated Wyoming bridges on inventory load rating (5 t), while its 1927 build year is earlier than 98% of Platte's recorded-year cohort (160 bridges).
Lake Side Drive in Platte, Wyoming is rated Fair in the FHWA's 2024 National Bridge Inventory. Built in 1927, 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 WY:WYA-NPP-001
PRE-1950 · CONCRETE · SINGLE-SPAN · TIED-CTRL · LOCAL-ADT · LIGHT-LOAD · CAT-FAIR
- PRE-1950 Pre-1950
- CONCRETE Concrete
- SINGLE-SPAN Single span
- TIED-CTRL Tied control
- LOCAL-ADT Local ADT
- LIGHT-LOAD Light 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.
Bridge Snapshot: Lake Side Drive
The Lake Side Drive bridge in Platte, Wyoming carries Lake Side Drive over Guernsey Dam Spillway. It was built in 1927, making it 99 years old today. The structure is built primarily of concrete and spans 1 section, stretching 24.0 meters (79 feet) end to end. Daily traffic averages 100 vehicles, placing it in the lower-traffic tier of Wyoming bridges. It is owned and maintained by Bureau of Reclamation.
The latest FHWA inspection records show a deck rating of 5/9, superstructure at 5/9, substructure at 5/9. The weakest component sits in fair condition. No reported major component scores in the Poor range under the current federal condition thresholds.
How Lake Side Drive compares
Age against the county: built in 1927, earlier than 156 of Platte's 160 bridges with a recorded construction year (98%), against a county median build year of 1969. Age is not a defect on its own, but it is the population from which future Poor ratings are drawn.
Live comparison across Wyoming bridges with a recorded inventory load rating (3,118 of 3,136 rated).
Lake Side Drive vs every rated Wyoming bridge
Inventory load rating (metric tons), FHWA NBI, this state
5 Top 99% higher than 1% of 3,118 bridges
rated Wyoming 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.
Platte inventory by recorded NBI category
Exclusive Good/Fair/Poor bands across all 160 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
- 1927
- Material
- Concrete
- Number of Spans
- 1
- Structure Length
- 24.0 m (79 ft)
- Deck Width
- 6.2 m (20 ft)
- Owner
- Bureau of Reclamation
- Avg Daily Traffic
- 100 vehicles/day
- Structure Number
- WYA-NPP-001
Condition Analysis
- • The deck (driving surface) is in fair condition (5/9), with minor deterioration that may require routine maintenance.
- • The superstructure (beams and supports above the deck) is in fair condition (5/9), with minor deterioration that may require routine maintenance.
- • At 5/9, the substructure (piers and abutments) shows fair condition, with minor wear flagged for upkeep.
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 Lake Side 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 Lake Side Drive against other structures in Platte and across Wyoming. Wyoming 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 Lake Side Drive?
Lake Side Drive in Platte, Wyoming has a deck rating of 5/9, superstructure rating of 5/9, and substructure rating of 5/9 on the FHWA's 0–9 scale.
How often is Lake Side Drive inspected?
Lake Side 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 100 vehicles per day.
What does “structurally deficient” mean in older bridge reports?
FHWA retired that reported status beginning with the 2018 archive. Lake Side Drive 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 Lake Side Drive?
Lake Side Drive has an NBI inventory load rating of 5.4 metric tons.
Who is responsible for maintaining Lake Side Drive?
Lake Side Drive is owned and maintained by Bureau of Reclamation.
How old is Lake Side Drive and does age affect safety?
Lake Side Drive was built in 1927, making it 99 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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