Smith Covered Bridge | |
Location | E. County Road 150N, northeast of Rushville, 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, 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, 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]