The Red Run Covered Bridge or Oberhaltzer's Covered Bridge is a

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that once spanned the Muddy Creek in Lancaster County,

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. It was built in 1866 by

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and is currently situated on private property next to the Red Run Campground. It is 107 feet long with a width of 15 feet and is also known as the Oberholzer's Covered Bridge. The bridge has a single span, wooden, double

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es design. It is painted red, the traditional color of Lancaster County covered bridges, on the outside. Both approaches to the bridge are painted in the traditional white color. The 107 foot long Red Run Covered Bridge is located at Red Run Campground and is on private property but it can easily be seen from the road. Built in 1866, this covered bridge is being used as a storage unit, this could be called a covered bridge to nowhere because the waters of Muddy Creek were diverted around the covered bridge in such a way that no water flows under its peers, another reason why this could be called a covered bridge to nowhere is because this covered bridge was replaced with a concrete span in 1961, a landlocked covered bridge is an ominous sight, and it can be imagined ghosts haunt here on Halloween. The bridge's WGCB Number is 38-36-10. Added in 1980, it is listed on the

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as structure number 80003539. It is located at (40.17617, -76.08333).

Dimensions

*Length: 107 feet (32.6 m) length or 128 feet (39 m) total length *Width: 15 feet (4.6 m) total width

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Image:Red Run Covered Bridge Front 3008px.jpg, View of the front of the bridge Image:Red Run Covered Bridge Side 3008px.jpg, Side of the bridge Image:Red Run Covered Bridge Three Quarters Wide 3008px.jpg, A three quarters view Image:Red Run Covered Bridge Three Quarters View 3008px.jpg, A closer view Image:Red Run Covered Bridge from above - Oct 2020.jpg, View from above towards river Image:Red Run Covered Bridge from above -2 - Oct 2020.jpg, View from above towards campground

References

* * {{NRHP bridges Covered bridges in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania Bridges completed in 1866 Covered bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania 1866 establishments in Pennsylvania National Register of Historic Places in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania Road bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania Wooden bridges in Pennsylvania Burr Truss bridges in the United States

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