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Inventory Number: PA/38-50-06
County: Perry County
Township: Liverpool
Town/Village:
Bridge Name: Red
Crosses: Wildcat Creek
Truss type: Multiple King Variation
Spans: 1
Length: 55' overall, 44'-11" span
Roadway Width: 12'-5"
Built: 1886
Builder:
When Lost: standing
Cause:
Latitude: N40 34.077
Longitude: W077 00.912
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Directions: 1.0 miles west of jct PA235 on PA17 and veer 1.3 miles right on Red Bridge Rd. on right side on a bypassed section. 1.5 miles southwest of Liverpool.
Comments: Closed, private. This bridge was incorrectly listed as 38-50-05 in the 1989 World Guide.

Red Bridge, Liverpool, Perry County, PA. Built 1886
© Lisa Plamondon


Red Bridge, Liverpool, Perry County, PA. Built 1886
Bill Caswell Photo, July 26, 2013


Red Bridge, Liverpool, Perry County, PA. Built 1886
Bill Caswell Photo, July 26, 2013


Red Bridge, Liverpool, Perry County, PA. Built 1886
George Rothlingshofer Photo, May 30, 2020

Sources:
Evans, Benjamin D. & June R.. Pennsylvania's Covered Bridges, 2001, page 229
Moll, Fred J.. Pennsylvania's Covered Bridges - Our Heritage, 2004, pages 122-123
Kipphorn, Thomas. Information received by email, August 2006
National Society for the Preservation of Covered Bridges. World Guide to Covered Bridges, 2021, page 124

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