The Kidd's Mills Covered Bridge Historic District is a national
historic district
A historic district or heritage district is a section of a city which contains older buildings considered valuable for historical or architectural reasons. In some countries or jurisdictions, historic districts receive legal protection from c ...
that is located in
Pymatuning Township,
Mercer County, Pennsylvania
Mercer County is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 census, the population was 110,652. Its county seat is Mercer, and its largest city is Hermitage. The county was created in 1800 and later organized in 1803.
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It was added to the
National Register of Historic Places in 1974.
History and architectural features
This district includes two contributing sites and one contributing structure. The Kidd's Mills Covered Bridge is an historic wooden
covered bridge that was built in 1868. It is a rare example of a
Smith Cross Truss bridge in the eastern United States. The district also includes the sites of two
grist mills.
[ ''Note:'' This includes ]
It was added to the
National Register of Historic Places in 1974.
See also
*
List of bridges documented by the Historic American Engineering Record in Pennsylvania
References
External links
*
Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) documentation:
**HAER No. PA-622,
Kidd's Mill Bridge
**HAER No. PA-645,
Structural Study of Smith Trusses
{{National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania
Covered bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania
Historic American Engineering Record in Pennsylvania
Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania
Covered bridges in Mercer County, Pennsylvania
Bridges completed in 1868
Bridges in Mercer County, Pennsylvania
National Register of Historic Places in Mercer County, Pennsylvania
Road bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania
Wooden bridges in Pennsylvania
Truss bridges in the United States