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Spencer Hamilton R over Prather Creek

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

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

Spencer Hamilton R over Prather 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 deck, rated 6 (satisfactory condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 2003, making it 22 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 104 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2009).
Its listed owner is the county 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	Steel stringer or multi-beam girder
Length	about 45 ft
Location	0.1 Mi N Jct CR 5325
NBI structure number	078C00132N
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-55 over Cartwright Creek	1980	10,391	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