Built in 1868 and restored in 1990, Kidd’s Mill is the last historic covered bridge in Mercer County and the only remaining bridge in Pennsylvania with an all-wood truss design. Its 120-foot length is open to hikers and bikers.
A canoe launch nearby is the perfect spot to launch a trip down the Shenango River to New Hamburg or Big Bend, passing in the opposite direction of the abovementioned Shenango Trail trip.
Just past Kidd’s Mill Covered Bridge is the home of Jacob and Susan Bigler, parents of two governors. It was relocated (from near Kremis) and restored.
The Biglers’ son, William, became governor of Pennsylvania in 1852, the same year their son John became governor of California. The Shenango Conservancy operates both the Kidd’s Mill Covered Bridge and the Bigler Home.
