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Cornstalk, Putnam County

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Inventory Number: IN/14-67-01
County: Putnam County
Township: Franklin
Town/Village: Raccoon
Bridge Name: Cornstalk
Crosses: Cornstalk Creek
Truss type: Burr
Spans: 1
Length: 82' floor, 98' roofline
Roadway Width:
Built: 1917
Builder: Joseph A. Britton
When Lost: standing
Cause:
Latitude: N39 51.785
Longitude: W086 52.123
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Directions: 0.4 miles north of jct IN236 on US231, then 1.8 miles right on CR1350N to the bridge. East-northeast of Raccoon.

Cornstalk Bridge, Franklin, Putnam County, IN Built 1917
© Lisa Plamondon

Cornstalk Bridge, Franklin, Putnam County, IN Built 1917
Richard Donovan / Trish Kane Collection

Cornstalk Bridge, Franklin, IN Built 1917
Dale J. Travis Photo

Comments:
[5-16N-4W]. 8-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 80
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/putnam1.htm
National Society for the Preservation of Covered Bridges. World Guide to Covered Bridges, 2021, page 26

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