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The McConnell's Mill Covered Bridge is an historic, wooden covered bridge that is located in Slippery Rock Township, Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, United States. It spans the Slippery Rock Creek in
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,McConnells Mill State Park
Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources Accessed 2009-08-31. southeast of Rose Point.


History and architectural features

Built in 1874, this historic bridge is a
Howe truss A Howe truss is a truss bridge consisting of chords, verticals, and diagonals whose vertical members are in tension and whose diagonal members are in compression. The Howe truss was invented by William Howe in 1840, and was widely used as a bridg ...
that was built on stone foundations and is supported by steel girders. Unlike many Pennsylvania counties, Lawrence County never possessed many covered bridges; perhaps only five such bridges were ever built in the county. Today, only the McConnell's Mill Covered Bridge and the
Banks Covered Bridge The Banks Covered Bridge is a wooden covered bridge in Wilmington Township, Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, United States. It spans the Neshannock Creek southeast of New Wilmington. Constructed in 1889, the bridge is a Burr arch truss built on ...
near
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remain.Zacher, Susan M. '. National Park Service, 1979-12-11. Accessed 2009-08-31. The McConnell's Mill bridge is particularly significant for its usage of the Howe truss design; it is one of only four extant Howe truss bridges statewide. In 1980, the bridge was recognized for its historical significance by being placed on the National Register of Historic Places, along with the Banks Bridge.


Gallery

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See also

* List of bridges documented by the Historic American Engineering Record in Pennsylvania


References


External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Mcconnells Mill Covered Bridge Bridges completed in 1874 Covered bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania Covered bridges in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania Wooden bridges in Pennsylvania Transportation buildings and structures in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania Tourist attractions in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania Historic American Engineering Record in Pennsylvania National Register of Historic Places in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania Road bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania Howe truss bridges in the United States