Offutt Covered Bridge
Offutt Covered Bridge | |
Offutt Covered Bridge, November 2012 | |
| Location | N. Offutt's Ford Covered Bridge Road, northwest of Rushville, Posey Township, Rush County, Indiana |
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| Coordinates | 39°39′36″N 85°32′22″W / 39.66000°N 85.53944°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1884 |
| Built by | Kennedy, Emmett L., & Charles F. |
| Architectural style | Burr Arch Truss System |
| MPS | Kennedy, A. M., House and Covered Bridges of Rush County TR |
| NRHP reference No. | 83000098 |
| Added to NRHP | February 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.
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