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McConnell's Mill Covered Bridge
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Upstream side of the bridge
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| Location: | McConnell's Mill Road, Slippery Rock Township, Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, United States[2] |
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| Nearest city: | Rose Point |
| Area: | 0.1 acres (0.040 ha) |
| Built: | 1874 |
| Architectural style: | Howe truss bridge |
| Governing body: | Local |
| MPS: | Lawrence County Covered Bridges TR |
| NRHP Reference#: | 80003544[1] |
| Added to NRHP: | June 27, 1980 |
The McConnell's Mill Covered Bridge is a wooden covered bridge in Slippery Rock Township, Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, United States.[2]:2 It spans the Slippery Rock Creek in McConnells Mill State Park,[3] southeast of Rose Point,[2]:5 Built in 1874, the bridge is a Howe truss built on stone foundations and supported by steel girders.[2]:7
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 near Volant remain.[4]:2 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.[2]:2
In 1980, the bridge was recognized for its historical significance by being placed on the National Register of Historic Places,[1] along with the Banks Bridge.[4]
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