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Dunbar, Putnam County

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Inventory Number: IN/14-67-07
County: Putnam County
Township: Greencastle
Town/Village: Greencastle
Bridge Name: Dunbar
Crosses: Big Walnut Creek
Truss type: Burr
Spans: 2
Length: 174' floor, 198' roofline
Roadway Width:
Built: 1880
Builder: Joseph J. Daniels ?
When Lost: standing
Cause:
Latitude: N39 39.520
Longitude: W086 53.010
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Topographic map of the area
Directions: 2.0 miles north of Greencastle on US231, then 0.4 miles left on CR25S, after the railroad arch bridge, and 0.6 miles right on CR125W. Northwest of Greencastle.

Dunbar Bridge, Greencastle, Putnam County, IN Built 1880
© Lisa Plamondon

Dunbar Bridge, Greencastle, Putnam County, IN Built 1880
Richard Donovan / Trish Kane Collection

Dunbar Bridge, Greencastle, Putnam County, IN Built 1880
Dale J. Travis Photo

Dunbar Bridge, Greencastle, Putnam County, IN Built 1880
Bill & Jenn Caswell Photo, March 14, 2020

Comments:
17-14N-4W. 10-panel truss. The bridge was added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 21, 2024.

Sources:
Ketcham, Bryan E.. Covered Bridges on the Byways of Indiana, 1949, page 131
Gould, George E.. Indiana's Covered Bridges Thru the Years, 1977
County History Preservation Society (no longer accessible). Covered Bridges of Indiana, 2002, http://www.countyhistory.com/coveredbridge/putnam6.htm
National Society for the Preservation of Covered Bridges. World Guide to Covered Bridges, 2021, page 27

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