1913-2006 Pinhook Bridge over Big Walnut Creek near Greencastle, IN

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Pinhook Pottery keeps access to the south end of the bridge open.

Sherman Cahal posted four photos with the comment:

It was a cold, wintry day when I made a day trip through Putnam and Owen counties in #Indiana to photograph historic structures and capture the subdued seasonal mood. The Pinhook Bridge was one of the stops along the route.

The Pratt through truss once carried County Route 125 North over Big Walnut Creek and was built as part of township road improvement efforts initiated by local residents in 1911. Fabricated by the Vincennes Bridge Company and completed in 1913, the bridge remained in service until its closure to traffic in 2006. Although there are no plans for removal due to cost, the structure now stands #abandoned.

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It is hard to see the pins, but I saw at least one. So, this is a pin-connected bridge.

B&T

This view helps confirm that it is a pin-connected truss.

B&T

"It and the Houck steel bridge, even though erected by different contractors, were obviously products of the same fabricator. They have identical dimensions and overall appearance is the same. Another nearby span that was replaced called the Wildwood Bridge, was the same as well. The county likely bought them all at the same time." [Anthony Dillon comment on ArchivedBridgeHunter]