Red Covered Bridge
Why it's listed
Built in 1886, the Red Covered Bridge is a Burr multiple king post truss bridge spanning Wild Cat Creek in Liverpool Township, Perry County, Pennsylvania. It carries a bypassed road and measures about 75 feet in length with a roadway width of 15 feet. Its covering includes vertical siding, a band of windows set beneath the eaves, and a shingle-covered gable roof. The bridge rests on cut stone abutments. The property was owned by the Historical Society of Perry County at the time of nomination. It is one of several covered bridges in the region considered together as a group, and its inclusion was tied to its surviving historic fabric and the good condition of its structure. The bridge is valued as an intact example of a regional covered timber truss type that remains in place over its original creek crossing.
Significance in brief: The nomination lists the bridge as one of the covered bridges of Adams, Cumberland and Perry Counties. Its listing rests on its surviving covered truss form and original features, including vertical siding, a row of windows under the eaves, a shingle-covered gable roof and cut stone abutments. The form notes the bridge is in good condition.
Machine-generated summary. This summary was generated by a language model from the official nomination document and has not been reviewed line by line by an editor. It may contain errors. Check the source document before relying on any detail. Source: nomination document (PDF) · National Archives catalog entry. NRHP reference 80003597, listed August 25, 1980. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-haiku-5-5, prompt v1.1-2026-10-29, confidence low).
Key facts
| Address | E of Millerstown on LR 50023, Liverpool Township, Liverpool |
|---|---|
| County | Perry County |
| Listed | August 25, 1980 |
| Reference number | 80003597 |
| Resource type | Structure |
| Architectural style | Burr multiple king post truss |
| Areas of significance | Transportation |
| Level of significance | State |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Condition described as good; bridge is no longer carrying traffic over water as a through route, per the historian's notes. |
| Acreage | 0.1 |
| Coordinates | 40.56807, -77.00364 (NPS GIS) |
What listing means for this property
For a publicly owned building or structure, listing mainly matters when federal funds, permits or licences are involved: projects then go through Section 106 review so effects on the property are considered. Listing also strengthens applications for preservation grants and, for leased income-producing uses, can enable the federal rehabilitation tax credit.
General information, not legal or tax advice. Rules change; confirm with your State Historic Preservation Office or a qualified adviser.
Sources and further reading
- National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places database (snapshot May 2026), reference 80003597.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q7303944
- This listing as JSON
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