Mercer County Engineer's Office
Historic Bridges
Following are several historic bridge types in Mercer County:
COVERED BRIDGES
Kidds
Mill Covered Bridge - The Kidds Mill bridge is Mercer
County's last remaining covered bridge. A Smith truss
design, it was built in 1868.
ARCH BRIDGES
Chestnut
Street Bridge - The Chestnut Street bridge was located
in the Borough of Grove City. This was an open spandrel
concrete arch built in 1930 and was replaced in 2007.
Oakland
Avenue Viaduct - The Oakland Avenue Viaduct was located
in the City of Sharon. This was an open spandrel concrete
arch built in 1936 under WPA, and it was replaced in
2001-2006.
Bridge
1608 - Mercer County Bridge 1608 was a small stone arch
bridge located in Lake Township. The structure was built
prior to 1865, and was replaced in 1994.
STEEL BRIDGES
Bridge 2631 - Merceer County Bridge 2631 was a small steel pony truss bridge located in Findley Township. The structure was built in 1894 and was replaced in 1994.