Saturday, June 8, 2019

FORSYTHE MILL COVERED BRIDGE - MOSCOW, INDIANA















                                                                                                  FLATROCK RIVER
                                                                                                    RUSH COUNTY
                                                                                                       BUILT - 1888

Length - 184'....Bridge is approx. 3 miles NE from Moscow. North on S 650 W 2 miles to R. W 650 S for approx. 2 miles to bridge. One of the six Emmett L.Kennedy bridges in Rush County. The bridge has rounded arch portals and decorative scrollwork that are signatures of the Kennedy firm. Named for Asa Forsythe who owned the Hungerford Mill from 1870 to 1884. The bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on February 2, 1983, as part of a multiple property submission covering the six bridges built by the Kennedy family firm. Open to through traffic. Truss Type - Covered Burr Arch Through Truss.
World Guide to Covered Bridge Number - 14-70-04

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