Smith Covered Bridge Explained

Smith Covered Bridge
Location:	E. County Road 150N, northeast of Rushville, Rushville Township, Rush County, Indiana
Coordinates:	39.6336°N -85.4164°W
Builder:	Kennedy, Archibald, & Emmett
Architecture:	Burr Arch Truss System
Added:	February 2, 1983
Area:	less than one acre
Refnum:	83000099

Smith Covered Bridge is a historic covered bridge located near Rushville, Indiana 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, 124feet long over Flatrock 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.

It will be closed for 6 months and rehabilitated in 2024.^[2]

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.
2. Web site: Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD) . Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology . Searchable database. 2024-05-30. Note: This includes Web site: 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. 2024-05-30. Candace Hudziak, Metric Environmental. Indiana State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO). PDF. 2022-07-29.