Kidd's Mills Covered Bridge Historic District
Kidd's Mills Covered Bridge Historic District | |
 Kidd's Mills Covered Bridge, 2006 | |
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| Location | 5 miles (8.0 km) south of Greenville off Pennsylvania Route 58, Pymatuning Township, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 41°21′15″N 80°23′48″W / 41.35417°N 80.39667°W |
| Area | 33 acres (13 ha) |
| Built | 1868 |
| Architectural style | Smith Cross Truss |
| NRHP reference No. | 74001793[1] |
| Added to NRHP | December 2, 1974 |
The Kidd's Mills Covered Bridge Historic District is a national historic district that is located in Pymatuning Township, Mercer County, Pennsylvania.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.[1]
History and architectural features
[edit]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.[2]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.[1]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania". CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on July 21, 2007. Retrieved March 24, 2012. Note: This includes Cil. N. G. Delbridge (May 1973). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Kidd's Mills Covered Bridge Historic District" (PDF). Retrieved March 10, 2012.
External links
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Media related to Kidd's Mills Covered Bridge at Wikimedia Commons
- Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) documentation:
- HAER No. PA-622, "Kidd's Mill Bridge"
- HAER No. PA-645, "Structural Study of Smith Trusses"
Categories:
- 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