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Houck Covered Bridge 14-67-11

Putnam County, Indiana

Photos 

Side view

Photo taken by Chris Light

BH Photo #102960

Map 

Video 

Houck Covered Bridge

video by Mike Daffron

Facts 

Overview
Two-span covered bridge over Big Walnut Creek on CR 550S
Location
Putnam County, Indiana
Status
Bypassed 2014; Open to pedestrians only
History
Built 1880 by the Massillon Bridge Co.; rehabilitated 1994; Bypassed 2014
Builder
- Massillon Bridge Co. of Massillon, Ohio
Design
Covered Howe through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 100.0 ft.
Total length: 208.0 ft.
Deck width: 16.0 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 14.2 ft.
Recognition
Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
Approximate latitude, longitude
+39.58218, -86.93849   (decimal degrees)
39°34'56" N, 86°56'19" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/505282/4381387 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Reelsville
Average daily traffic (as of 2015)
550
Inventory numbers
INNBI 6700111 (Indiana bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
WGCB 14-67-11 (World Guide to Covered Bridges number)
BH 16937 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of March 2015)
Overall condition: Good
Superstructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Very Good (8 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 18.8 (out of 100)
View more at BridgeReports.com

Categories 

19th Century (7,755)
Built 1880 (183)
Built during 1880s (2,035)
Covered (1,692)
Historic Bridge Weekend 2012 (47)
Howe through truss (455)
Howe truss (568)
Indiana (4,974)
Massillon Bridge Co. (144)
NR-eligible (4,061)
One-lane traffic (7,628)
 Open to pedestrians (4,318)
Owned by county (21,035)
Preserved (1,208)
Putnam County, Indiana (97)
Select (530)
Span length 100-125 feet (4,432)
Structurally deficient (13,748)
Through truss (15,460)
Total length 175-250 feet (4,310)
Truss (33,424)
Wooden deck (6,101)

Update Log 

  • December 9, 2019: New video from Mike Daffron
  • June 28, 2019: New photo from Mike Daffron
  • July 28, 2018: New photos from Mike Daffron
  • June 22, 2018: New photos from Linda Daffron
  • May 27, 2018: New photo from Mike Daffron
  • May 13, 2018: New photo from Mike Daffron
  • July 10, 2014: New photos from Andrew Raker
  • July 6, 2014: Updated by Brent Tindall: Added "Bypassed 2014" to History.
  • September 13, 2013: Updated by Brent Tindall: Edit future prospect
  • September 16, 2012: Updated by Tony Dillon: Adj. coordinates
  • September 2, 2010: New photos from Jim Grey
  • May 19, 2010: New photo from Bill Eichelberger
  • January 19, 2010: New photos from Anthony Dillon
  • August 18, 2006: Posted photos from Chris Light

Sources 

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Comments 

Houck Covered Bridge
Posted September 13, 2013, by Brent Tindall (bizzat219 [at] yahoo [dot] com)

Story about bridge being struck by drunk driver in January 2013, as well as news of bridge scheduled to be bypassed in near future. http://www.bannergraphic.com/story/1936065.html

Houck Covered Bridge
Posted October 18, 2012, by Tony Dillon (spansaver [at] hotmail [dot] com)

That's fascinating to hear as I am also a distant relative of Daniel Boone.

Houck Covered Bridge
Posted October 17, 2012, by Mary Lou Hazelrigg (cool_n_clover56 [at] yahoo [dot] com)

The large and scenic cemetery on a hill overlooking the bridge is the Boone Hutcheson Cemetery. Susan Boone and her husband, William E. Rissler are buried there. Susan Boone Rissler is the daughter of Moses Boone and the granddaughter of Squire Boone, Jr. She is also the great niece of the famous hunter, Daniel Boone.