Historic Bridges of the U.S. | Ponn Humpback Covered Bridge

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Overview: Covered bridge over Raccoon Creek on Wilkesville Road (TR 4)
Location: Vinton County, Ohio
Status: Open to pedestrians only
History: Built 1874 by Martin McGrath & Lyman Wells; rehabilitated 1932
Design: Covered Multiple Kingpost through truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 98.1 ft.
Total length: 174.9 ft.
Deck width: 12.1 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 9.0 ft.
Recognition: Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on April 11, 1973
Approximate latitude, longitude: +39.04789, -82.37614 (decimal degrees)
39°02'52" N, 82°22'34" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Inventory numbers: ODOT 8235988 (Ohio Dept. of Transportation structure feature number)
WGCB 35-82-06 (World Guide to Covered Bridges number)
NRHP 73001545 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
BH 28544 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 04/2005): Deck condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 16.8 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 1991): 10

Ponn Humpback Covered Bridge

Posted January 20, 2008, by Bill Eichelberger (wallyum [at] hotmail [dot] com)

Photos circa 1988.