Bridges of Indiana's Counties - Putnam Co. - #69 Dunbar

Dunbar Covered Bridge  6/6/2010 dwm photo

A sweeping curve leading across a covered bridge creates a kinetic view.

Your eye and brain process the move before you turn the wheel.  Back in the day, you started pulling the rein to maneuver the team around the bend.

According to the history I found at Bridgehunter dot com; the Dunbar bridge re-opened not long before my visit.

It sure looks good in the photos.

Like most covered bridges, it gets its name from a nearby landowner at the time of construction.

Beyond a small historical marker near the bridge, the rest of its history might as well have washed downstream.

Dunbar Road curves on the bridge.
6/6/2010 dwm photo

The windows along the side of the bridge are a later addition when motorized vehicles arrived.

The blind curve and higher speeds on a narrow road are a real hazard.  The openings allow the driver to see oncoming traffic.

The Dunbar bridge is NW of the cross formed
by two roads.  Map from Putnam County
Convention & Visitors Bureau 

This is one of J.A. Britton's oldest bridges.

The Nevins Bridge in Parke County one of his youngest (1920).

It's convenient, just a few miles from Greencastle, Indiana.

Dunbar Covered Bridge Facts

Built:  1880 by J.A. Britton

Style: Burr Arch

Length:  174 feet, two spans over Big Walnut Creek

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