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Ky-55 over Cartwright Creek

Marion County, Kentucky · rated Fair in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory

United States Bridge Conditions2025 National Bridge Inventory, FHWACompiled August 20, 2026

Ky-55 over Cartwright Creek in Marion County, Kentucky, is rated in fair condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the substructure, rated 6 (satisfactory condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1980, making it 45 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 10,391 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2022).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 63 of the 149 inventoried bridges in Marion County rated fair (42.3%); 13 (8.7%) are rated poor.
A fair rating means the lowest-rated major component scores 5 or 6 on FHWA's 0-9 scale: some deterioration or minor section loss, but the structure is sound. It is the middle class, not a warning.

Component ratings


Structure	Continuous concrete tee beam
Length	about 107 ft
Location	.76 Mi Nor. of Jct Ky 429
NBI structure number	078B00069N
Condition class	Fair

Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2025 data as reported by the Kentucky department of transportation.

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
US-68 over Hardins Creek	1927	15,312	Fair
Ky 2154 over Hardins Creek	2008	7,853	Good
US-68 over Rolling Fork	1982	6,746	Good
US-68 over Buckhorn Creek	1982	6,746	Fair
Ky 3221 over Hardins Creek	1974	4,430	Fair
U.S. 68 over Landers Creek	2012	3,033	Good