The Dunbar and Oakalla Covered Bridges are in the center of Putnam County, with the Dunbar nearer to downtown Greencastle than any of Putnam County’s nine covered bridges. One of the three oldest in the county, built in 1880 by farmers with timber cut on the Dunbar farm, the Dunbar bridge is a Burr Arch, a two-span bridge over Big Walnut Creek, with an unusual arrangement of open-air “windows.” It’s 16 feet wide, nearly 14 feet high, and 174 feet long with 12 feet overhangs. At one time, the name J.J. Daniels was on the timbers on the bridge. He built the nearby Oakalla Covered Bridge, so it’s possible he is responsible for this historic structure, built 18 years prior.

Dunbar Bridge is eligible for the National Register of Historic Places.

Located at:  N39 39.516   W86 53.004        -        WGCB #14-24-11

Photographed in the May rains of 2022

Photos by Millard Farmer