Forsythe Covered Bridge

Forsythe Covered Bridge
Location W. County Road 650S, southwest of Rushville, Orange Township, Rush County, Indiana
Coordinates 39°31′2″N 85°31′50″W / 39.51722°N 85.53056°W / 39.51722; -85.53056Coordinates: 39°31′2″N 85°31′50″W / 39.51722°N 85.53056°W / 39.51722; -85.53056
Area less than one acre
Built 1888
Built by Kennedy,Emmett L.
Architectural style Burr Arch Truss System, other
MPS Kennedy, A. M., House and Covered Bridges of Rush County TR
NRHP Reference # 83000094[1]
Added to NRHP February 2, 1983

Forsythe Covered Bridge, also known as Forsythe Mill Bridge, is a historic covered bridge located near Rushville, Indiana and/or Gowdy, in Orange Township, Rush County, Indiana. It was built in 1888 by Emmett L. Kennedy. It is a Burr Arch bridge, 196 feet (60 m) long over Big Flat Rock River. The bridge has rounded arch portals and decorative scrollwork that are signatures of the Kennedy firm.[2]:2, 14

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]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved 2016-06-01. Note: This includes Phil McMullan (January 1980). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: A. M. Kennedy House and Covered Bridges of Rush County" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-06-01. and Accompanying photographs.
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