| Inventory Number: | IN/14-70-01 | | County: | Rush County | | Township: | Rushville | | Town/Village: | Rushville | | Bridge Name: | Smith or Ewbank | | Crosses: | Flat Rock River | | Truss type: | Burr | | Spans: | 1 | | Length: | 124' floor, 140' roofline | | Roadway Width: | | | Built: | 1877 | | Builder: | Archibald M. Kennedy & Sons | | When Lost: | standing | | Cause: | | | Latitude: | N39 38.010 | | Longitude: | W085 24.987 | | See a map of the area
Topographic map of the area | | Directions: | 0.1 miles north of jct IN44 on IN3, then 0.2 miles right on 3rd St, then 2.0 miles straight ahead on Ft. Wayne Rd. (CR100E) and 0.4 miles right on CR150N. Northeast of Rushville. | | Comments: | [28-14N-10E]. Arson damage in 1988. Restored 1996. |
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Smith or Ewbank Bridge, Rushville, Rush County, IN Built 1877
Richard Donovan / Trish Kane Collection
Smith or Ewbank Bridge, Rushville, Rush County, IN Built 1877
Richard Donovan / Trish Kane Collection
Smith or Ewbank Bridge, Rushville, IN Built 1877
Dale J. Travis Photo
Smith or Ewbank Bridge, Rushville, Rush County, IN Built 1877
Bill & Jenn Caswell Photo, September 25, 2015
Smith or Ewbank Bridge, Rushville, Rush County, IN Built 1877
Bill & Jenn Caswell Photo, September 25, 2015
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Sources:
Ketcham, Bryan E.. Covered Bridges on the Byways of Indiana, 1949, page 194
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/rush4.htm
Travis, Dale. 'Indiana Covered Bridges List', updated to 11 Feb 2005, http://www.dalejtravis.com/cblist/cbin.htm (8 Mar 2005)
National Society for the Preservation of Covered Bridges. World Guide to Covered Bridges, 2021, page 28 |