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Kidd's Mills Covered Bridge Historic District

Covered bridge · Mercer County, Pennsylvania

Northern (upstream) side of the Kidd's Mills Covered Bridge, which carries Kidd's Mill Road over the Shenango River in Pymatuning Township, Mercer County, Penns
Northern (upstream) side of the Kidd's Mills Covered Bridge, which carries Kidd's Mill Road over the Shenango River in Pymatuning Township, Mercer County, Penns · Jet Lowe / Wikimedia Commons · Public domain

Kidd's Mills Covered Bridge Historic District is a covered bridge in Mercer County, Pennsylvania, described in its record as place in Pennsylvania listed on National Register of Historic Places. Pennsylvania has 231 covered bridges on record at Wayfarrow.

It was built in 1868, in the Civil War era, making it the 32nd oldest of the 134 in Pennsylvania with a recorded construction date.

Status check, 2026-11: This is Pennsylvania's only Smith truss covered bridge, built after a flood in 1867. It has carried only foot traffic since an overloaded vehicle damaged it in 1979. Sources give its length as 120, 122 or 124 ft. Kidd's Mills Covered Bridge Historic District is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It stands at 41.3542° N, 80.3967° W.

Key facts

Current structure built1868
Heritage designationNational Register of Historic Places listed place
National RegisterListed
Coordinates41.35417, -80.39667

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