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Kennedy Bridge, Spanning Flat Rock River at State Route 44, Rushville, Rush County, IN

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Kennedy Bridge, Spanning Flat Rock River at State Route 44, Rushville, Rush County, IN

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Summary

Significance: This is a single span structure of the burr truss type, having a clear span of 165'-9" with a 17 foot center roadway flanked either side by 4 1/2 foot walks. The bridge was erected in 1880 by Emmett L. Kennedy, son of Archibald M. Kennedy, the first of this family of bridge builders.
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-1
Survey number: HABS IN-24-1
Building/structure dates: 1880- 1881 Initial Construction

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Date

1933 - 1970
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Contributors

Historic American Buildings Survey, creator
Kennedy, Emmett L
Kennedy, C E
Bacon, Charles E, researcher
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Location

Rushville (Ind.)39.60309, -85.46158
Google Map of 39.603088, -85.4615838
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