9TH AVENUE
Carrying 9TH AVENUE over NYCTA IND SUBWAY
IN BOROUGH PARK, Kings, New York
Inventory: FHWA NBI 2024 · last ETL August 2026
FHWA NBI record, refreshed with each annual release.
9TH AVENUE in Kings, New York sits above 12% of rated New York bridges on inventory load rating (25 t), while its 1925 build year is earlier than 77% of Kings's recorded-year cohort (242 bridges).
9TH AVENUE in Kings, New York is rated Fair in the FHWA's 2024 National Bridge Inventory. Built in 1925, 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 NY:000000002243940
PRE-1950 · STEEL · LONG-SPAN-RUN · SUB-LED · ARTERIAL-ADT · STANDARD-LOAD · CAT-FAIR
- PRE-1950 Pre-1950
- STEEL Steel
- LONG-SPAN-RUN 5 spans
- SUB-LED Substructure-led
- ARTERIAL-ADT Arterial ADT
- STANDARD-LOAD Standard 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.
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: 9TH AVENUE
The 9TH AVENUE bridge in Kings, New York carries 9TH AVENUE over NYCTA IND SUBWAY. It was built in 1925, making it 101 years old today. It was last reconstructed in 1994, extending its service life. The structure is built primarily of steel and spans 5 sections, stretching 24.4 meters (80 feet) end to end. Daily traffic averages 6,064 vehicles, placing it in the moderately-trafficked tier of New York bridges. It is owned and maintained by Other Local Agencies.
The latest FHWA inspection places the weakest component in fair condition (see the full component ratings below). None of this bridge's reported major components fall into the Poor condition range.
How 9TH AVENUE compares
Age against the county: built in 1925, earlier than 187 of Kings's 242 bridges with a recorded construction year (77%), against a county median build year of 1955. Age is not a defect on its own, but it is the population from which future Poor ratings are drawn.
Live comparison across New York bridges with a recorded inventory load rating (17,641 of 17,642 rated).
9TH AVENUE vs every rated New York bridge
Inventory load rating (metric tons), FHWA NBI, this state
25 Top 88% higher than 12% of 17,641 bridges
rated New York 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.
Kings inventory by recorded NBI category
Exclusive Good/Fair/Poor bands across all 242 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
- 1925
- Last Reconstructed
- 1994
- Material
- Steel
- Number of Spans
- 5
- Structure Length
- 24.4 m (80 ft)
- Deck Width
- 24.7 m (81 ft)
- Owner
- Other Local Agencies
- Avg Daily Traffic
- 6,064 vehicles/day
- Structure Number
- 000000002243940
Condition Analysis
- • At 6/9, the deck (driving surface) shows fair condition, with minor wear flagged for upkeep.
- • The superstructure (beams and supports above the deck) is in fair condition (6/9), 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 9TH AVENUE 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 9TH AVENUE against other structures in Kings and across New York. New York 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 9TH AVENUE?
9TH AVENUE in Kings, New York has a deck rating of 6/9, superstructure rating of 6/9, and substructure rating of 5/9 on the FHWA's 0–9 scale.
How often is 9TH AVENUE inspected?
9TH AVENUE'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 6,064 vehicles per day.
What does “structurally deficient” mean in older bridge reports?
FHWA retired that reported status beginning with the 2018 archive. 9TH AVENUE 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 9TH AVENUE?
9TH AVENUE has an NBI inventory load rating of 24.5 metric tons.
Who is responsible for maintaining 9TH AVENUE?
9TH AVENUE is owned and maintained by Other Local Agencies.
How old is 9TH AVENUE and does age affect safety?
9TH AVENUE was built in 1925, making it 101 years old and last reconstructed in 1994.
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