WayfarrowRed Covered Bridge
Covered bridge · Perry County, Pennsylvania
Red Covered Bridge is a covered bridge in Perry County, Pennsylvania, described in its record as listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Perry County, Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania has 231 covered bridges on record at Wayfarrow, 12 of them in Perry County.
It was built in 1886, in the late 19th century, making it the 95th oldest of the 134 in Pennsylvania with a recorded construction date; it crosses Bargers Run; it is about 55 feet long (66th longest of 83 measured in Pennsylvania).
Status check, 2026-11: Kingpost/queenpost bridge over Barger's Run near Liverpool. It is owned by the Historical Society of Perry County and was bypassed by a new bridge in 1961. Sources describe it as open to pedestrians only. Red Covered Bridge is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It stands at 40.5679° N, 77.0152° W.
Key facts
| Current structure built | 1886 |
|---|---|
| Crosses | Bargers Run |
| Length | 55 ft |
| Heritage designation | National Register of Historic Places listed place |
| National Register | Listed |
| Coordinates | 40.56792, -77.01517 |
Nearby places
- East Oriental Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Snyder County · 5 mi
- North Oriental Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Juniata County · 6.5 mi
- Dimmsville Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Juniata County · 7 mi
- Aline Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Snyder County · 7.7 mi
- Fleisher Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Perry County · 9.3 mi
- Henniger Farm Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Dauphin County · 12.2 mi
- Trevorton Bridgecovered bridge · Northumberland County · 13 mi
- Dellville Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Perry County · 15.1 mi
- Dreese's Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Snyder County · 15.9 mi
- Gross Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Snyder County · 16.1 mi
- Everhart Bridgecovered bridge · Dauphin County · 16.5 mi
- Coxtownghost town · Dauphin County · 18.6 mi
Questions
Where is Red Covered Bridge?
Red Covered Bridge is in Perry County, Pennsylvania, at 40.5679, -77.0152.
How many covered bridges are in Perry County?
Perry County, Pennsylvania has 12 covered bridges on record at Wayfarrow.
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