WayfarrowRed Run Covered Bridge
Covered bridge · Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
Red Run Covered Bridge is a covered bridge in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, described in its record as bridge in Pennsylvania, United States. Pennsylvania has 231 covered bridges on record at Wayfarrow, 32 of them in Lancaster County.
It was built in 1866, in the Civil War era, making it the 28th oldest of the 134 in Pennsylvania with a recorded construction date; it crosses Muddy Creek.
Status check, 2026-11: Bypassed by a concrete bridge in 1961, it now sits on dry land on private campground property, with Muddy Creek diverted around it; the span is 107 ft, but one source gives 128 ft total length. Red Run Covered Bridge is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It stands at 40.1762° N, 76.0833° W.
Key facts
| Current structure built | 1866 |
|---|---|
| Crosses | Muddy Creek |
| Heritage designation | National Register of Historic Places listed place |
| National Register | Listed |
| Coordinates | 40.17620, -76.08330 |
Nearby places
- Bucher's Mill Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Lancaster County · 3.5 mi
- Bitzer's Mill Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Lancaster County · 4.4 mi
- Weaver's Mill Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Lancaster County · 5.1 mi
- Pool Forge Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Lancaster County · 6.5 mi
- Keller's Mill Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Lancaster County · 7.9 mi
- Erb's Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Lancaster County · 8.5 mi
- Zook's Mill Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Lancaster County · 8.5 mi
- Pinetown Bushong's Mill Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Lancaster County · 10 mi
- Hunsecker's Mill Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Lancaster County · 10.6 mi
- Leaman's Place Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Lancaster County · 11.4 mi
- Buck Hill Farm Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Lancaster County · 11.9 mi
- Willow Hill Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Lancaster County · 12.2 mi
Questions
Where is Red Run Covered Bridge?
Red Run Covered Bridge is in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, at 40.1762, -76.0833.
How many covered bridges are in Lancaster County?
Lancaster County, Pennsylvania has 32 covered bridges on record at Wayfarrow.
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Facts marked "approximately" carry an uncertain date in the source. Text on this page is generated from the sources above; no encyclopedia prose is copied. Last updated 2026-11-05.