Offutt Covered Bridge Explained

Offutt Covered Bridge
Location:N. Offutt's Ford Covered Bridge Road, northwest of Rushville, Posey Township, Rush County, Indiana
Coordinates:39.66°N -85.5394°W
Builder:Kennedy, Emmett L., & Charles F.
Architecture:Burr Arch Truss System
Added:February 2, 1983
Area:less than one acre
Refnum:83000098

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, 85feet long over the Little Blue River. The bridge has rounded arch portals and decorative scrollwork that are signatures of the Kennedy firm.[1]

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.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD) . Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology . Searchable database. 2016-06-01. Note: This includes Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: A. M. Kennedy House and Covered Bridges of Rush County. 2016-06-01. Phil McMullan. PDF. January 1980. and Accompanying photographs.