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Ferree Covered Bridge
Formerly listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Nearest city	Base Rd., Rushville, Indiana
Area	less than one acre
Built	1873 (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
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. The bridge was destroyed by an arsonist on February 13, 1989

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.

References

1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved June 1, 2016. Note: This includes Phil McMullan (January 1980). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: A. M. Kennedy House and Covered Bridges of Rush County" (PDF). Retrieved June 1, 2016. and Accompanying photographs.
3. "Arsonist ruins covered bridge". The Star Press. February 15, 1989. p. 2. Retrieved June 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.

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