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.