Manhatten in Putnam County, Indiana — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Houck Bridge

Photographed by Craig Doda, June 5, 2020

1. Houck Bridge Marker

Inscription.

Also known as Hamrick Bridge, it was constructed in 1880 by the Massillon Bridge Company of Ohio. A two-span using Howe Truss construction it sits on cut stone abutments and a pier. It is 210 feet long, 16 feet wide and 15 feet high. It crosses Big Walnut Creek west of Hamrick Station, a proposed relocation of the Pennsylvania railroad.

Erected by Putnam County Convention & Visitor Bureau.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Bridges & Viaducts. A significant historical year for this entry is 1880.

Location. 39° 34.917′ N, 86° 56.333′ W. Marker is in Manhatten, Indiana, in Putnam County. It is on County Road 500 W. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Reelsville IN 46171, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Central Indiana.

It is also in the American Midwest

and in the Corn Belt.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture

and also the Northwest Territory.

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least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Putnamville United Methodist Church (approx. 4 miles away); Dr. Amos H. Horn (approx. 4 miles away); The Cumberland Road · The National Road · U.S. Highway 40 (approx. 4 miles away); Putnamville School (approx. 4 miles away); Putnamville (approx. 4 miles away); 10 O'Clock Treaty Line (approx. 4.1 miles away); Putnam County Veterans Memorial (approx. 5.3 miles away); Putnam County Revolutionary War Memorial (approx. 5.3 miles away).

Also see . . . Houck Covered Bridge. (Submitted on December 2, 2020, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio.)

Photographed by Craig Doda, June 5, 2020

2. Houck Bridge Marker

Houck 1880 Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Doda, June 5, 2020

3. Houck 1880 Marker

Houck Bridge and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Doda, June 5, 2020

4. Houck Bridge and Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on December 2, 2020. It was originally submitted on December 2, 2020, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 257 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on December 2, 2020, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.