Pine Bluff Bridge, Spanning Big Walnut Creek, CR 950N, Bainbridge, Putnam County, IN
Summary
Significance: J.A. Britton, one of Indiana's most prolific covered bridge builders, built the Pine Bluff Bridge in 1886. It is an excellent example of the Howe truss, patented in 1840 by William Howe of Massachusetts. The bridge maintains much of its historic integrity and continues to carry vehicular traffic.
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: N988
Survey number: HAER IN-103
Building/structure dates: 1886 Initial Construction
Building/structure dates: 1917 Subsequent Work
Building/structure dates: after 1986 Subsequent Work
Tags
Date
1969 - 1980
Contributors
Historic American Engineering Record, creator
Britton, Joseph A
Howe, William
Wilkerson, John
Coeliver, William D
Walls, R H
Hendrick & Williams
Christianson, Justine, transmitter
Marston, Christopher, project manager
Gasparini, Dario, faculty sponsor
Federal Highway Administration, sponsor
Location
Bainbridge, 39.69100, -86.82203
Source
Library of Congress
Copyright info
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