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Overview: Through truss bridge over Big Walnut Creek on CR 125 North
Location: Putnam County, Indiana
Status: Closed
History: Built ca. 1910; rehabilitated 1984
Design: Through truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 160.1 ft.
Total length: 162.0 ft.
Deck width: 15.7 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 24.5 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +39.67861, -86.81167 (decimal degrees)
39°40'43" N, 86°48'42" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 16/516151/4392104 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: Greencastle
Inventory numbers: INNBI 6700124 (Indiana bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 16908 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 03/2005): Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 21.6 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2005): 89

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June 25, 2008: Updated by Anthony Dillon: common name
June 25, 2008: Updated by Tom Hall: updated status

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Tom Hall - thomas [dot] hall [at] ffni [dot] com
Anthony Dillon - spansaver [at] hotmail [dot] com

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Big Walnut Creek Bridge

Posted June 25, 2008, by Chad Kelham (ckelham [at] ballstate [dot] bsu [dot] edu)

Checking out the bridge, with rocks, gravel & other whatnot blocking each of the approaches, just to clarify: it's closed to traffic. Exactly how long it's been closed & why is beyond me but here's hoping that Putnam County steps up & sees to it that this bridge is preserved if they haven't done so already.

By the way, this is one of the more larger truss bridges I've ever seen - one of the more imposing in fact. But I'd sure like to see this one preserved in all of its glory & grandeur.

Big Walnut Creek Bridge

Posted May 7, 2007, by Anthony Dillon (spansaver [at] hotmail [dot] com)

Thanks for confirming it......there used to be 4 or 5 thru trusses over Big Walnut in that area, was this and Crow's the only two remaining?

Big Walnut Creek Bridge

Posted May 7, 2007, by Tom Hall (thomas [dot] hall [at] ffni [dot] com)

Anthony, you're right, this is known as Pinhook bridge.

Big Walnut Creek Bridge

Posted May 6, 2007, by Anthony Dillon (spansaver [at] hotmail [dot] com)

I'm not positive but I think this might be the Pinhook Bridge. It's a neat one with original guardrails that needs to be restored.

Pinhook Bridge

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