General Information
| Completion: | 1916 |
|---|---|
| Status: | in use |
Project Type
| Structure: |
Covered bridge |
|---|---|
| Function / usage: |
Road bridge |
| Structure: |
Burr arch type truss bridge |
| Material: |
Timber bridge |
| Structure: |
Through truss bridge |
| Plan view: |
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| Support conditions: |
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Awards and Distinctions
| 1983 |
for registered users |
|---|
Location
| Location: |
Rushville, Rush County, Indiana, USA |
|---|---|
| Crosses: |
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| Coordinates: | 39° 39' 19.55" N 85° 24' 34.25" W |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| length | 46.97 m |
Materials
| arch |
wood
|
|---|---|
| truss |
wood
|
Excerpt from Wikipedia
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 does not have the decorative scrollwork and brackets that are signatures of the Kennedy firm, due to them being out of vogue by 1916.
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.
Text imported from Wikipedia article "Norris Ford Covered Bridge" and modified on November 15, 2021 according to the CC-BY-SA 4.0 International license.
Participants
- Emmett L. Kennedy (builder)
- Karl Kennedy (builder)
- Charles Kennedy (builder)
Relevant Web Sites
Relevant Publications
- (1984): Great American Bridges and Dams. A National Trust Guide. John Wiley & Sons, New York (USA), pp. 203.
- About this
data sheet - Structure-ID
20003599 - Published on:
16/06/2002 - Last updated on:
26/12/2021
