McConnell's Mill Covered Bridge

McConnell's Mill Covered Bridge
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Upstream side of the bridge
Location	McConnell's Mill Road, Slippery Rock Township, Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, United States[1]
Nearest city	Rose Point
Coordinates	40°57′10″N 80°10′13″W / 40.95278°N 80.17028°W / 40.95278; -80.17028Coordinates: 40°57′10″N 80°10′13″W / 40.95278°N 80.17028°W / 40.95278; -80.17028
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[2]
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.^[1]:2 It spans the Slippery Rock Creek in McConnells Mill State Park,^[3] southeast of Rose Point,^[1]:5 Built in 1874, the bridge is a Howe truss built on stone foundations and supported by steel girders.^[1]: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.^[1]:2

In 1980, the bridge was recognized for its historical significance by being placed on the National Register of Historic Places,^[2] along with the Banks Bridge.^[4]

See also

• List of bridges documented by the Historic American Engineering Record in Pennsylvania

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to McConnell's Mill Covered Bridge.

• Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) No. PA-458, "McConnell's Mill Bridge"

National Register of Historic Places in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania Historic district North Hill Historic District Other properties Banks Covered Bridge Lawrence County Courthouse McClelland Homestead McConnell's Mill Covered Bridge New Castle Armory Old Homestead S.R. Thompson House Scottish Rite Cathedral Owner objected to listing St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church Wilroy Furnace See also: National Register of Historic Places listings in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania and List of National Historic Landmarks in Pennsylvania

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