Editing Red Run Covered Bridge

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The '''Red Run Covered Bridge''' or '''Oberhaltzer's Covered Bridge''' is a [[covered bridge]] that once spanned the [[Muddy Creek (Conestoga River)|Muddy Creek]] in [[Lancaster County, Pennsylvania|Lancaster County]], [[Pennsylvania]], [[United States]].  It was built in 1866 by [[Elias McMellen]] 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 [[Burr arch truss]]es design.<ref name="McCain">{{cite web
  | author = McCain, Dr. Roger A.
  | title = Red Run Mill Bridge
  | work = A Guide to Old Covered Bridges of Southeastern Pennsylvania and nearby areas
  | publisher = 
  | date = 
  | url = http://william-king.www.drexel.edu/top/bridge/CBOber.html
  | accessdate = 2006-08-04}}</ref>  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 [[World Guide to Covered Bridges|WGCB]] Number is 38-36-10.  Added in 1980, it is listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] as structure number 80003539.<ref name="register">{{cite web
  | title = PENNSYLVANIA  - Lancaster County
  | work = National Register of Historic Places
  | url = http://www.nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com/PA/Lancaster/state4.html
  | accessdate = 2007-03-20}}</ref>  It is located at {{coord|40|10|34.2|N|76|5|0|W|type:landmark}} (40.17617, -76.08333).<ref name="Travis">{{cite web
  | author = Travis, Dale 
  | title = 38-36-10
  | work = Round Barns & Covered Bridges
  | date = 
  | url = http://www.dalejtravis.com/bridge/pennsylv/htm/3803610.htm
  | accessdate = 2006-08-08 }}</ref>

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

== Gallery ==
<gallery>
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
</gallery>

==See also==
{{commons category|Red Run Covered Bridge}}
*[[Burr truss|Burr arch truss]]
*[[List of Lancaster County covered bridges]]

== References ==
*{{cite web
  | title = Red Run Covered Bridge 
  | work = Lancaster County Pennsylvania Dutch Country Official Visitors Center
  | publisher = Pennsylvania Dutch Convention & Visitors Bureau
  | year = 2006
  | url = http://www.padutchcountry.com/member_pages/red_run_covered_bridge__.asp
  | accessdate = 2006-07-07 }}
*{{cite web
 |title       = The Covered Bridges of Lancaster County
 |work        = Lancaster County, PA Government Portal
 |publisher   = County of Lancaster, Pennsylvania
 |date        = 2001-11-09
 |url         = http://www.co.lancaster.pa.us/lanco/cwp/view.asp?a=15&Q=257050
 |accessdate  = 2006-07-07
 |url-status     = dead
 |archiveurl  = https://web.archive.org/web/20051226225247/http://www.co.lancaster.pa.us/lanco/cwp/view.asp?a=15&Q=257050
 |archivedate = 2005-12-26
}}
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{{National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania}}
{{NRHP bridges}}

[[Category:Covered bridges in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania]]
[[Category:Bridges completed in 1866]]
[[Category:Covered bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania]]
[[Category:1866 establishments in Pennsylvania]]
[[Category:National Register of Historic Places in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania]]
[[Category:Road bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania]]
[[Category:Wooden bridges in Pennsylvania]]
[[Category:Burr Truss bridges in the United States]]