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Cornstalk Covered Bridge

Covered bridge · Putnam County, Indiana

Cornstalk Covered Bridge, Putnam County, Indiana.
Cornstalk Covered Bridge, Putnam County, Indiana. · Chris Light / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

Cornstalk 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 1917, in the early 20th century, making it the 82nd oldest of the 87 in Indiana with a recorded construction date.

Status check, 2026-11: This Burr arch bridge was built by J.A. Britton in 1917, rehabilitated in 1990 and added to the National Register in 2024. Most sources say 82 ft, but one adds an 8 ft overhang at each end and another says about 84 ft, so the total length isn't settled. It stands at 39.8631° N, 86.8687° W.

Key facts

Current structure built1917
Coordinates39.86308, -86.86871

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Questions

Where is Cornstalk Covered Bridge?

Cornstalk Covered Bridge is in Putnam County, Indiana, at 39.8631, -86.8687.

How many covered bridges are in Putnam County?

Putnam County, Indiana has 7 covered bridges on record at Wayfarrow.

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Facts marked "approximately" carry an uncertain date in the source. Text on this page is generated from the sources above; no encyclopedia prose is copied. Last updated 2026-11-05.