WayfarrowHouck Covered Bridge
Covered bridge · Putnam County, Indiana
Houck Covered Bridge is a covered bridge in Putnam County, Indiana. Indiana has 103 covered bridges on record at Wayfarrow, 7 of them in Putnam County.
It was built in 1880, in the late 19th century, making it the 36th oldest of the 87 in Indiana with a recorded construction date; it crosses Big Walnut Creek.
Status check, 2026-11: The Massillon Bridge Company built this two-span Howe truss over Big Walnut Creek. It has been bypassed and is open only to pedestrians, and reported lengths vary (201, 208 or 210 ft). It stands at 39.5822° N, 86.9394° W.
Key facts
| Current structure built | 1880 |
|---|---|
| Crosses | Big Walnut Creek |
| Coordinates | 39.58220, -86.93940 |
Nearby places
- Putnamville Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Putnam County · 4 mi
- Dunbar Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Putnam County · 6.1 mi
- Big Rocky Fork Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Parke County · 9.4 mi
- Mansfield Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Parke County · 10.8 mi
- Conley's Ford Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Parke County · 11.6 mi
- Cataract Falls Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Owen County · 12.3 mi
- Waltonghost town · Parke County · 12.7 mi
- Bridgeton Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Parke County · 13.4 mi
- Hollandsburg Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Parke County · 13.4 mi
- Hargrave Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Parke County · 14.3 mi
- Baker's Camp Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Putnam County · 14.5 mi
- Jeffries Ford Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Parke County · 14.7 mi
Questions
Where is Houck Covered Bridge?
Houck Covered Bridge is in Putnam County, Indiana, at 39.5822, -86.9394.
How many covered bridges are in Putnam County?
Putnam County, Indiana has 7 covered bridges on record at Wayfarrow.
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