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Helm Schoolhouse over Caney Creek

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

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

Helm Schoolhouse over Caney Creek in Marion County, Kentucky, is rated in good condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the deck, rated 8 (very good condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 2013, making it 12 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 53 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2014).
Its listed owner is the county highway agency.
It is one of 73 of the 149 inventoried bridges in Marion County rated good (49.0%); 13 (8.7%) are rated poor.
A good rating means every major component - deck, superstructure, substructure, or culvert - is rated 7 or higher on FHWA's 0-9 scale: no more than minor problems.

Component ratings

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