The Kidd's Mills Covered Bridge Historic District is a national historic district that is located in Pymatuning Township, Mercer County, Pennsylvania.
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 |
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.[1]
History and architectural features
editThis 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
editReferences
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"