Mercer County Engineer's Office
About Us
Posted Bridges
Current Conditions
Links To The Past
Future Projects
History
Inspection
Design Process
Historic Bridges
HISTORIC BRIDGES
Following are several historic bridge types in Mercer
County:
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.