Forsythe Covered Bridge
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Forsythe Covered Bridge
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| Location | W. County Road 650S, southwest of Rushville, Orange Township, Rush County, Indiana |
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| Coordinates | 39°31′2″N 85°31′50″W / 39.51722°N 85.53056°WCoordinates: 39°31′2″N 85°31′50″W / 39.51722°N 85.53056°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1888 |
| Built by | Kennedy,Emmett L. |
| Architectural style | Burr Arch Truss System, other |
| MPS | Kennedy, A. M., House and Covered Bridges of Rush County TR |
| NRHP Reference # | 83000094 |
| Added to NRHP | February 2, 1983 |
Forsythe Covered Bridge, also known as Forsythe Mill Bridge, is a historic covered bridge located near Rushville, Indiana and/or Gowdy, in Orange Township, Rush County, Indiana. It was built in 1888 by Emmett L. Kennedy. It is a Burr Arch bridge, 196 feet (60 m) long over Big Flat Rock River. The bridge has rounded arch portals and decorative scrollwork that are signatures of the Kennedy firm.
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.
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