Offutt Covered Bridge

Offutt Covered Bridge
Offutt Covered Bridge, November 2012
LocationN. Offutt's Ford Covered Bridge Road, northwest of Rushville, Posey Township, Rush County, Indiana
Coordinates39°39′36″N 85°32′22″W / 39.66000°N 85.53944°W / 39.66000; -85.53944
Arealess than one acre
Built1884 (1884)
Built byKennedy, Emmett L., & Charles F.
Architectural styleBurr Arch Truss System
MPSKennedy, A. M., House and Covered Bridges of Rush County TR
NRHP reference No.83000098
Added to NRHPFebruary 2, 1983

Offutt Covered Bridge is a historic covered bridge located near Rushville, Indiana in Posey Township, Rush County, Indiana. It was built in 1884 by Emmett L. Kennedy and his brother Charles. It is a Burr Arch bridge, 85 feet (26 m) long over the Little Blue River. The bridge has rounded arch portals and decorative scrollwork that are signatures of the Kennedy firm.:2,12

It was listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places in 1983, as part of a multiple property submission covering six bridges built by the Kennedy family firm.