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Houck, Putnam County

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Inventory Number: IN/14-67-11
County: Putnam County
Township: Washington
Town/Village: Greencastle
Bridge Name: Houck
Crosses: Big Walnut Creek
Truss type: Howe
Spans: 2
Length: 210' floor, 216' roofline
Roadway Width:
Built: 1880
Builder: Massillon Bridge Co.
When Lost: standing
Cause:
Latitude: N39 34.933
Longitude: W086 56.317
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Topographic map of the area
Directions: 2.0 miles north of US40 at Manhattan on CR445W (becomes CR375W), then 1.2 miles left on bypassed section of CR550S. North-northwest of Manhattan.

Houck Creek Bridge, Washington, Putnam County, IN Built 1880
Richard Donovan / Trish Kane Collection

Houck Creek Bridge, Washington, Putnam County, IN Built 1880
Dale J. Travis Photo

Houck Bridge, Washington, Putnam County, IN Built 1880
Bill & Jenn Caswell Photo, March 14, 2020

Comments:
11-13N-5W. Restored 1994. 10-panel truss. The bridge received repairs in 2014 after being bypassed and was reopened to traffic. Although the bridge was opened earlier, a grand opening ceremony was held on October 21, 2014.

Sources:
Ketcham, Bryan E.. Covered Bridges on the Byways of Indiana, 1949, page 136
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/putnam8.htm
National Society for the Preservation of Covered Bridges. World Guide to Covered Bridges, 2021, page 27

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