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Manhattan Covered Bridge 14-67-12x

Putnam County, Indiana

Photo 

Vintage postcard scan.

Scan by Bill Eichelberger

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BH Photo #165862

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Lost Burr arch-truss bridge over Deer Creek
Location
Manhattan, Putnam County, Indiana
Status
Collapsed
History
Built 1895, collapsed on May 26, 1975
Builder
- Joseph J. Daniels
Design
Burr arch-truss
Dimensions
Total length: 120.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+39.54960, -86.92235   (decimal degrees)
39°32'59" N, 86°55'20" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/506671/4377772 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Reelsville
Inventory numbers
WGCB 14-67-12x (World Guide to Covered Bridges number)
BH 45302 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (6,379)
Built 1895 (243)
Built during 1890s (2,547)
Burr arch-truss (290)
Collapsed (198)
Covered (1,394)
Indiana (4,241)
Joseph J. Daniels (25)
 Lost (19,650)
Lost 1975 (49)
Lost during 1970s (425)
Manhattan, Indiana (1)
Putnam County, Indiana (80)
Through truss (13,148)
Total length 100-125 feet (4,735)
Truss (29,816)

Update Log 

  • July 8, 2010: Updated by Bill Eichelberger: Added GPS coords
  • May 19, 2010: Added by Bill Eichelberger

Sources 

  • Bill Eichelberger

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