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Rush Creek Covered Bridge

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Address
  
Kingman, IN 47952, USA

Material
  
Wood

Added to NRHP
  
22 December 1978

Opened
  
1904

Rebuilt
  
1977

Rush Creek Covered Bridge

Similar
  
Harry Evans Covered, Marshall Bridge, Conley's Ford Bridge, Thorpe Ford Bridge, Bowsher Ford Bridge

The Rush Creek Covered Bridge is south of Tangier, Indiana. The single span Burr Arch covered bridge structure was built by William Hendricks in 1904.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.

History

This is the first of three bridges that would be built by William Hendricks. The other two are Wilkins Mill Covered Bridge,1906, and Mill Creek Covered Bridge,1907. All three are of similar construction with very shallow portals.

References

Rush Creek Covered Bridge Wikipedia