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Kidd's Mill Covered Bridge

Mercer County, Pennsylvania
Historical Marker Database · Steve Cornell
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Built in 1868 to span the Shenango River, Kidd's Mill Covered Bridge is the only remaining bridge in Pennsylvania with an all-wooden truss design patented by Robert Smith of Tippecanoe City, Ohio. It is the last historic covered bridge in Mercer County, extends 120 feet in length, and was restored in 1990.
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Pennsylvania · United States

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