WayfarrowBaker's Camp Covered Bridge
Covered bridge · Putnam County, Indiana
Baker's Camp 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 1901, in the early 20th century, making it the 62nd oldest of the 87 in Indiana with a recorded construction date; it crosses Big Walnut Creek.
Status check, 2026-11: A 1901 Burr arch bridge (also called Hillis Bridge), added to the National Register in 2024. Sources give 128 ft, which is the span, plus 10-ft overhangs at each end; one gives 147 ft overall, so the total length isn't settled. It stands at 39.7491° N, 86.7752° W.
Key facts
| Current structure built | 1901 |
|---|---|
| Crosses | Big Walnut Creek |
| Coordinates | 39.74910, -86.77520 |
Nearby places
- Rolling Stone Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Putnam County · 1.8 mi
- Pine Bluff Bridgecovered bridge · Putnam County · 3.1 mi
- Dunbar Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Putnam County · 8.5 mi
- Cornstalk Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Putnam County · 9.3 mi
- Putnamville Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Putnam County · 13.4 mi
- Hargrave Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Parke County · 14.1 mi
- Houck Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Putnam County · 14.5 mi
- Hollandsburg Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Parke County · 14.9 mi
- Big Rocky Fork Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Parke County · 17.3 mi
- Mansfield Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Parke County · 18.1 mi
- Portland Mills Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Parke County · 18.4 mi
- State Sanitorium Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Parke County · 19.8 mi
Questions
Where is Baker's Camp Covered Bridge?
Baker's Camp Covered Bridge is in Putnam County, Indiana, at 39.7491, -86.7752.
How many covered bridges are in Putnam County?
Putnam County, Indiana has 7 covered bridges on record at Wayfarrow.
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