Ponn Humpback Covered Bridge

Ponn Humpback Covered Bridge
Western side and northern portal
Ponn Humpback Covered Bridge is located in Ohio
Ponn Humpback Covered Bridge
Ponn Humpback Covered Bridge is located in the United States
Ponn Humpback Covered Bridge
Location4 miles (6.4 km) southwest of Wilkesville, Ohio, over Raccoon Creek
Coordinates39°2′52″N 82°22′35″W / 39.04778°N 82.37639°W / 39.04778; -82.37639
AreaLess than 1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1874 (1874)
ArchitectMartin E. McGrath; Lyman Wells
Architectural styleBurr arch
NRHP reference No.73001545[1]
Added to NRHPApril 11, 1973

The Ponn Humpback Covered Bridge was a historic covered bridge in the southeastern part of the U.S. state of Ohio. Located near the village of Wilkesville in Vinton County, it bore a name derived from its unusual shape: the bridge was arched in the middle, rather than being flat like a typical covered bridge. Declared a historic site in the 1970s, the bridge had a history closely tied to arson — it was constructed to replace a bridge that had been burned intentionally, and it met its end at the hands of an arsonist.

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.