Smith Covered Bridge
Appearance
Smith Covered Bridge | |
Smith Covered Bridge, May 2011 | |
| Location | E. County Road 150N, northeast of Rushville in Rushville Township, Rush County, Indiana |
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| Coordinates | 39°38′1″N 85°24′59″W / 39.63361°N 85.41639°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1877 |
| Built by | Kennedy, Archibald, & Emmett |
| Architectural style | Burr Arch Truss System |
| MPS | Kennedy, A. M., House and Covered Bridges of Rush County TR |
| NRHP reference No. | 83000099[1] |
| Added to NRHP | February 2, 1983 |
Smith Covered Bridge is a historic covered bridge located near Rushville in Rushville Township, Rush County, Indiana. It was built in 1877 by A.M. Kennedy and his son Emmett. It is a Burr Arch bridge, 124 feet (38 m) long over Flatrock River. The bridge has rounded arch portals and decorative scrollwork that are signatures of the Kennedy firm.[2]: 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.[1]
It will be closed for 6 months and rehabilitated in 2024.[3]
References
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- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved June 1, 2016. Note: This includes Phil McMullan (January 1980). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: A. M. Kennedy House and Covered Bridges of Rush County" (PDF). Retrieved June 1, 2016. and Accompanying photographs.
- ^ "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved May 30, 2024. Note: This includes Candace Hudziak, Metric Environmental (July 29, 2022). "Photographic Documentation of Smith Covered Bridge/Rush County Bridge no. 94 carrying County Road 150 North over the Flatrock River, Rushville Township, Rush County, Indiana" (PDF). Indiana State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO). Retrieved May 30, 2024.
Categories:
- Truss bridges in the United States
- Covered bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Indiana
- Bridges completed in 1884
- Bridges in Rush County, Indiana
- National Register of Historic Places in Rush County, Indiana
- Road bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Indiana
- Wooden bridges in Indiana
- Burr Truss bridges in the United States
- Central Indiana Registered Historic Place stubs
- Midwestern United States bridge (structure) stubs
- Indiana building and structure stubs
- Indiana transportation stubs