Thursday, August 20, 2020

OAKALLA COVERED BRIDGE - GREENCASTLE, INDIANA














                                                                                             BIG WALNUT CREEK
                                                                                               PUTNAM COUNTY
                                                                                                     BUILT - 1898

Length - 165'.... SW of Greencastle, Madison Township. W Walnut St. W. 3.0 miles from jct with S Jackson in Greencastle, S. on S CR400W 1.2 miles (becomes W CR225S & curves E.), S. on S CR375W 0.1 miles to the bridge. It gets its name from the former Oakalla Station along the old Big Four Railroad.  Built by Joseph J. Daniels. Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places. Open to Through Traffic. Truss Type - Covered Burr Arch Through Truss.
World Guide to Covered Bridge Number - 14-67-10

Tuesday, August 18, 2020

HOUCK COVERED BRIDGE - PUTNAMVILLE, INDIANA


















                                                                                              BIG WALNUT CREEK
                                                                                                 PUTNAM COUNTY
                                                                                                       BUILT - 1880

Length - 210' .... WNW of Putnamville, Washington Township. US40 SSW 3.6 miles from Putnamville, NNE on S CR445W (changes to CR400W, then to S CR375W) 2.0 miles, W. on W CR550S 1.2 miles to the bridge. Built by the Massillon Bridge Company of Massillon, Ohio. Restored in 1994. Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places. Bypassed in 2014. Closed to through traffic. Truss Type - Covered Double Span Howe Through Truss.
World Guide to Covered Bridge Number - 14-67-11

DICK HUFFMAN COVERED BRIDGE - REELSVILLE, INDIANA














                                                                                                 BIG WALNUT CREEK
                                                                                                   PUTNAM COUNTY
                                                                                                         BUILT - 1880

Length - 267' .... Approx. 3 miles S. Reelsville. S.County Rd.625W 2 miles, R. S. County Rd. 550W .5 mile, continue on to S. County Rd. 575W .6 mile to R. County Rd. 1050S  1/4 mile to bridge. Rehabilitated in 1994. Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places. Open to through traffic. Truss Type - Covered Howe Through Truss.
World Guide to Covered Bridge Number - 14-67-13

Sunday, August 16, 2020

COX FORD COVERED BRIDGE - BLOOMINGDALE, INDIANA













                                                                                                     SUGAR CREEK
                                                                                                    PARKE COUNTY
                                                                                                        BUILT - 1913

Length - 192'.... NNE of Bloomingdale, Sugar Creek Township. US41 N. 3.1 miles from jct with 460N just E. of Bloomingdale, E. on IN47 0.7 miles, N. on N100E 0.6 miles to the bridge. Built by Joseph A. Britton. Bridge has a rather unusual distinction as it was built to replace a steel bridge lost in the 1913 flood. The arches used in construction of this structure were from the Armiesburg Covered Bridge which was built 60 years earlier and also washed out in the 1913 flood. Rehabilitated in 1977. Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on December 22, 1978. Open to through traffic. Truss Type - Covered Burr Arch Through Truss.
World Guide to Covered Bridge Number - 14-61-34