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McConnell's Mill Covered Bridge
McConnell's Mill Covered Bridge northern side in sunlight.jpg
Upstream side of the bridge
McConnell's Mill Covered Bridge is located in Pennsylvania
McConnell's Mill Covered Bridge
Location in Pennsylvania
McConnell's Mill Covered Bridge is located in the United States
McConnell's Mill Covered Bridge
Location in the United States
Location McConnell's Mill Road, Slippery Rock Township, Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, United States
Nearest city Rose Point
Area 0.1 acres (0.040 ha)
Built 1874
Architectural style Howe truss bridge
MPS Lawrence County Covered Bridges TR
NRHP reference No. 80003544
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. It spans the Slippery Rock Creek in McConnells Mill State Park, southeast of Rose Point, Built in 1874, the bridge is a Howe truss built on stone foundations and supported by steel girders.

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 McConnells Mill Covered Bridge and the Banks Covered Bridge near Volant remain. 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.

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

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