 The
Smith Covered Bridge crosses the Big Flatrock River in Section 28, Township
14 North, and Range 10 East, 2 miles northeast of Rushville, Rush County,
on County Road 150 North. This single span Burr Arch Truss structure has
a length of 124 feet, or 140 feet including the 8-foot overhang at each end,
with a portal clearance 16 feet wide by 13 feet 6 inches high. Built in 1877
by Archibald M. Kennedy, this is the only Kennedy Bridge with fourteen panels
and it was restored in 1996. Though no historical marker is present, the
Smith Covered Bridge was added to the National Register of Historic Places
in 1983 and was listed in the 1972 World Guide as 14-70-01.
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