According to another aspect of the present disclosure, a method of forming a three-dimensional memory device is provided, which comprises: forming a vertically alternating sequence of continuous insulating layers and continuous sacrificial material layers over a substrate; forming arrays of memory opening through the vertically alternating sequence; forming arrays of memory opening fill structures in the arrays of memory openings, wherein each of the memory opening fill structures comprises a respective vertical stack of memory elements; forming backside trenches laterally extending along a first horizontal direction through the vertically alternating sequence, wherein a plurality of alternating stacks of insulating layers and sacrificial material layers are laterally spaced apart by the backside trenches; forming a set of one or more bridge structures comprising a doped semiconductor material within each of the backside trenches; and replacing the sacrificial material layers with electrically conductive layers while the sets of at least one bridge structure are present within the backside trenches.