WayfarrowNorris Ford Covered Bridge
Covered bridge · Rush County, Indiana
Norris Ford Covered Bridge is a covered bridge in Rush County, Indiana. Indiana has 103 covered bridges on record at Wayfarrow, 7 of them in Rush County.
It was built in 1916, in the early 20th century, making it the 81st oldest of the 87 in Indiana with a recorded construction date; it crosses Flatrock River.
Status check, 2026-11: Single-span Burr arch bridge built by Emmett L. Kennedy and his sons; sources disagree on length: the truss is 154 ft, the covered enclosure about 170 ft (169 ft in some lists), and FHWA gives 148 ft. Norris Ford Covered Bridge is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It stands at 39.6553° N, 85.4095° W.
Key facts
| Current structure built | 1916 |
|---|---|
| Crosses | Flatrock River |
| Heritage designation | National Register of Historic Places listed place |
| National Register | Listed |
| Coordinates | 39.65533, -85.40950 |
Nearby places
- Smith Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Rush County · 1.6 mi
- Offutt Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Rush County · 6.9 mi
- Arlington South Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Rush County · 9 mi
- Ferree Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Rush County · 9.8 mi
- Forsythe Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Rush County · 11.5 mi
- Moscow Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Rush County · 14.1 mi
- Longwood Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Fayette County · 15.2 mi
- Springhillghost town · Decatur County · 15.4 mi
- Corwinghost town · Henry County · 17.1 mi
- Duck Creek Aqueductcovered bridge · Franklin County · 20.8 mi
- Stockheughter Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Franklin County · 23.3 mi
- Mount Carmel Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Franklin County · 31.7 mi
Questions
Where is Norris Ford Covered Bridge?
Norris Ford Covered Bridge is in Rush County, Indiana, at 39.6553, -85.4095.
How many covered bridges are in Rush County?
Rush County, Indiana has 7 covered bridges on record at Wayfarrow.
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Facts marked "approximately" carry an uncertain date in the source. Text on this page is generated from the sources above; no encyclopedia prose is copied. Last updated 2026-11-05.