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Black Covered Bridge

Putnam County, Indiana

Photos 

Indiana Historical Society

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BH Photo #446316

Map 

Street View 

Facts 

Overview
Lost Burr arch-truss bridge over Big Walnut Creek on Brunnertown Road (CR 125S)
Location
Putnam County, Indiana
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Built in 1860 by Henry Wolf; Replaced in 1961
Builder
- Henry Wolf
Design
Burr arch-truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 110.0 ft.
Total length: 128.0 ft.
Deck width: 14.0 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 12.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+39.64507, -86.88575   (decimal degrees)
39°38'42" N, 86°53'09" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/509802/4388371 (zone/easting/northing)
Inventory number
BH 84951 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (9,385)
Built 1860 (61)
Built during 1860s (724)
Burr arch-truss (785)
Covered (2,991)
Have street view (30,136)
Henry Wolf (11)
Indiana (5,222)
Lost (31,073)
 Lost 1961 (122)
Lost during 1960s (1,106)
Putnam County, Indiana (105)
Replaced by new bridge (21,150)
Span length 100-125 feet (4,656)
Through truss (18,516)
Total length 125-175 feet (6,424)
Truss (37,697)

Update Log 

  • August 12, 2022: New Street View added by Stewart Edwin Beitler
  • April 8, 2019: New photo from Tony Dillon

Sources 

  • Tony Dillon - spansaver [at] hotmail [dot] com
  • Stewart Edwin Beitler - stubear0430 [at] gmail [dot] com

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