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Ky 1494 over Trib to Prior Branch

Bullitt County, Kentucky · rated Poor in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory

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

Ky 1494 over Trib to Prior Branch in Bullitt County, Kentucky, is rated in poor condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the superstructure, rated 4 (poor condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1942, making it 83 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 256 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2023).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 7 of the 99 inventoried bridges in Bullitt County rated poor (7.1%); 7 (7.1%) are rated poor.
A poor rating means at least one major component - deck, superstructure, or substructure - is rated 4 or lower on FHWA's 0-9 scale. It does not by itself mean the bridge is unsafe; bridges judged unsafe are closed or load-restricted by their owners.

Component ratings


Structure	Steel stringer or multi-beam girder
Length	about 34 ft
Location	3.2 Mi N of S Jct Ky 61
NBI structure number	015B00024N
Condition class	Poor

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
I-65 over Bluelick Creek	1956	91,084	Fair
I-65 over Brooks Run	1956	91,084	Fair
I-65 over Barley Creek	1955	64,018	Fair
I-65 over Cain Run	1955	64,018	Fair
I-65 & Ky 61 over Crooked Creek	1955	64,018	Fair
I-65 SB over Salt River	1956	45,726	Fair