Area less than one acre Architectural style Burr Arch Truss System Added to NRHP 2 February 1983 | Built 1916 (1916) Opened 1916 | |
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Built by Kennedy, Emmett,L., Karl, & Charles R. MPS Kennedy, A. M., House and Covered Bridges of Rush County TR Similar Forsythe Covered Bridge, Smith Covered Bridge, Moscow Covered Bridge, Offutt Covered Bridge, Seven Peaks Water Par |
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.
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.
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