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Offutt's Ford, Rush County

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Inventory Number: IN/14-70-02
County: Rush County
Township: Posey
Town/Village: Arlington
Bridge Name: Offutt's Ford
Crosses: Little Blue River
Truss type: Burr
Spans: 1
Length: 101' roofline, 85' floor
Roadway Width:
Built: 1884
Builder: Kennedy Bros.
When Lost: standing
Cause:
Latitude: N39 39.627
Longitude: W085 32.368
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Directions: 0.9 miles north of US52 and Arlington on CR700 W, then 2.3 miles right on CR300N and 0.5 miles left on Offutt's Bridge Rd. Northeast of Arlington.
Comments: [16/17-14N-9E]. Closed. Restored 1998.

Offutt's Ford Bridge, Posey, Rush County, IN Built 1884
© Lisa Plamondon

Offutt's Ford Bridge, Posey, Rush County, IN Built 1884
Richard Donovan / Trish Kane Collection

Offutt's Ford Bridge, Posey, Rush County, IN Built 1884
Bill & Jenn Caswell Photo, September 26, 2015

Sources:
Ketcham, Bryan E.. Covered Bridges on the Byways of Indiana, 1949, page 67
Gould, George E.. Indiana's Covered Bridges Thru the Years, 1977
County History Preservation Society (no longer accessible). Covered Bridges of Indiana, 2002, http://www.countyhistory.com/coveredbridge/rush1.htm
National Society for the Preservation of Covered Bridges. World Guide to Covered Bridges, 2021, page 28

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