Ferree Covered Bridge | |
Formerly listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
Nearest city | Base Rd., Rushville, Indiana |
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Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1873 |
Built by | Kennedy, Archibald, M. & Emmett L |
Architectural style | Burr Arch Truss System |
MPS | Kennedy, A. M., House and Covered Bridges of Rush County TR |
NRHP reference No. | 83000093[1] |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | February 2, 1983 |
Removed from NRHP | January 19, 1990 |
Ferree Covered Bridge was a historic covered bridge located near Rushville, Rush County, Indiana. It was built in 1873 by Archibald M. Kennedy and his son Emmett. It was a Burr Arch bridge, 87 feet (27 m) long over Little Flat Rock River. The bridge had square portals with articulated corners.[2]: 2, 15 The bridge was destroyed by an arsonist on February 13, 1989[3]
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. It was delisted in 1990.[1]