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Offutt Covered Bridge, Rushville, IN (2)

**Offutt Covered Bridge** - National Register of Historic Places Ref # 83000098, date listed 19830202

 

SR 550

 

Rushville, IN (Rush County)

 

Erected in 1884 by brothers Emmett and Charles Kennedy, the bridge uses a Burr arch truss system and is supported at either end by cut stone abutments. The bridge truss is 85 feet in length; the enclosure is 16 feet longer so as to provide an additional eight feet of protective overhang at either end. (1)

 

References (1) NRHP Nomination Form npgallery.nps.gov/pdfhost/docs/NRHP/Text/83000098.pdf

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Uploaded on January 11, 2021
Taken on September 17, 2014