Norris Ford Covered Bridge
Norris Ford Covered Bridge | |
Norris Ford Covered Bridge, May 2011 | |
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Location | E. County Road 150N, northeast of Rushville, Rushville Township, Rush County, Indiana |
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Coordinates | 39°38′0″N 85°24′59″W / 39.63333°N 85.41639°WCoordinates: 39°38′0″N 85°24′59″W / 39.63333°N 85.41639°W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1916 |
Built by | Kennedy, Emmett,L., Karl, & Charles R. |
Architectural style | Burr Arch Truss System |
MPS | Kennedy, A. M., House and Covered Bridges of Rush County TR |
NRHP Reference # | 83000097[1] |
Added to NRHP | February 2, 1983 |
Norris Ford Covered Bridge is a historic covered bridge located near Rushville, Indiana in Rushville Township, Rush County, Indiana. It was built in 1916 by Emmett L. Kennedy and his sons Karl and Charles. It is a Burr Arch bridge, 154 feet (47 m) long over Big Flat Rock Creek. The bridge has rounded arch portals and decorative scrollwork that are signatures of the Kennedy firm.[2]:2, 15
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 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- ↑ "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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