5TH AVENUE
Carrying 5TH AVENUE over GREENWOOD CEM RD
IN BOROUGH PARK, Kings, New York
Inventory: FHWA NBI 2024 · last ETL August 2026
FHWA NBI record, refreshed with each annual release.
5TH AVENUE in Kings, New York sits above 9% of rated New York bridges on inventory load rating (21 t), while its 1850 build year is earlier than 100% of Kings's recorded-year cohort (242 bridges).
5TH AVENUE in Kings, New York is rated Fair in the FHWA's 2024 National Bridge Inventory. Built in 1850, it carries 2 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:000000002244480
PRE-1950 · MAT-OTHER · SINGLE-SPAN · SUPER-LED · HEAVY-ADT · STANDARD-LOAD · CAT-FAIR
- PRE-1950 Pre-1950
- MAT-OTHER Other
- SINGLE-SPAN Single span
- SUPER-LED Superstructure-led
- HEAVY-ADT Heavy 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: 5TH AVENUE
The 5TH AVENUE bridge in Kings, New York carries 5TH AVENUE over GREENWOOD CEM RD. It was built in 1850, making it 176 years old today. The structure is built primarily of masonry and spans 1 section, stretching 15.2 meters (50 feet) end to end. Daily traffic averages 12,655 vehicles, placing it in the heavily-trafficked tier of New York bridges. It is owned and maintained by City/Municipal Highway Agency.
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 5TH AVENUE compares
Age against the county: built in 1850, earlier than 241 of Kings's 242 bridges with a recorded construction year (100%), 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).
5TH AVENUE vs every rated New York bridge
Inventory load rating (metric tons), FHWA NBI, this state
21 Top 91% higher than 9% 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
- 1850
- Material
- Masonry
- Number of Spans
- 1
- Structure Length
- 15.2 m (50 ft)
- Deck Width
- 21.8 m (72 ft)
- Owner
- City/Municipal Highway Agency
- Avg Daily Traffic
- 12,655 vehicles/day
- Structure Number
- 000000002244480
Condition Analysis
- • At 5/9, the superstructure (beams and supports above the deck) shows fair condition, with minor wear flagged for upkeep.
- • At 7/9, the substructure (piers and abutments) is in good shape and shows no significant wear.
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 5TH 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 5TH 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 5TH AVENUE?
5TH AVENUE in Kings, New York, superstructure rating of 5/9, and substructure rating of 7/9 on the FHWA's 0–9 scale.
How often is 5TH AVENUE inspected?
5TH 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 12,655 vehicles per day.
What does “structurally deficient” mean in older bridge reports?
FHWA retired that reported status beginning with the 2018 archive. 5TH 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 5TH AVENUE?
5TH AVENUE has an NBI inventory load rating of 21.2 metric tons.
Who is responsible for maintaining 5TH AVENUE?
5TH AVENUE is owned and maintained by City/Municipal Highway Agency.
How old is 5TH AVENUE and does age affect safety?
5TH AVENUE was built in 1850, making it 176 years old.
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