Smith Covered Bridge
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![]() Smith Covered Bridge, May 2011
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Location | N. County Road 550W, northwest of Rushville, Jackson Township, Rush County, Indiana |
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Coordinates | 39°39′19″N 85°24′34″W / 39.65528°N 85.40944°WCoordinates: 39°39′19″N 85°24′34″W / 39.65528°N 85.40944°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 # | 83000099 |
Added to NRHP | February 2, 1983 |
Offutt Covered Bridge is a historic covered bridge located near Rushville, Indiana in Jackson 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 Big Flat Rock Creek. The bridge has rounded arch portals and decorative scrollwork that are signatures of the Kennedy firm.
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.