Forsythe Covered Bridge, also known as Forsythe Mill Bridge, is a historic covered bridge located near Rushville, Indiana and/or Gowdy, in Orange Township, Rush County, Indiana. It was built in 1888 by Emmett L. Kennedy. It is a Burr Arch bridge, 196 feet (60 m) long over the Big Flat Rock River. The bridge has rounded arch portals and decorative scrollwork that are signatures of the Kennedy firm.[2]: 2, 14
Forsythe Covered Bridge | |
Location | W. County Road 650S, southwest of Rushville, Orange Township, Rush County, Indiana |
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Coordinates | 39°31′2″N 85°31′50″W / 39.51722°N 85.53056°W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1888 |
Built by | Kennedy, Emmett L. |
Architectural style | Burr Arch Truss System |
MPS | Kennedy, A. M., House and Covered Bridges of Rush County TR |
NRHP reference No. | 83000094[1] |
Added to NRHP | February 2, 1983 |
The bridge 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.[1]