Liverpool Township in Perry County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Red Bridge
Red Bridge was built in 1886 and crosses Barger's Run. The bridge measures 55 feet in length by 15 and a half feet wide. It is the only King-Post/Queen-Post style covered bridge remaining in Perry County.
Owned by the Historical Society of Perry County
Erected by The Historical Society of Perry County.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Bridges & Viaducts. In addition, it is included in the Covered Bridges series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1886.
Location. 40° 34.08′ N, 77° 0.917′ W. Marker is near Liverpool, Pennsylvania, in Perry County. It is in Liverpool Township. It is on Red Bridge Road west of Sheaffer Road, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 9 Red Bridge Rd, Liverpool PA 17045, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in South-Central Pennsylvania, in the Susquehanna Valley, and in Greater Harrisburg. It is also in the American Northeast, in the Mid-Atlantic, in Appalachia, and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Liverpool (approx. 1.2 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 1.4 miles away); Holman Mercantile Store ~ Willowbrook Apartments (approx. 1.4 miles away); Elizabeth Reifsnyder, M.D. (approx. 1.4 miles away); Dr. Reifsnyder (approx. 1.4 miles away); Welcome to Liverpool / Veterans Memorial
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