East Oriental Covered Bridge

The East Oriental Covered Bridge, also known as the Sheaffer Covered Bridge, is a historic wooden covered bridge located at Perry Township near Meiserville in Snyder County, Pennsylvania and Susquehanna Township near Oriental in Juniata County, Pennsylvania. It is a 90-foot-long (27 m) Burr Truss bridge. It crosses Mahantango Creek, but is no longer in vehicle use.[2][3]

East Oriental Covered Bridge
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Nearest city	Meiserville, Pennsylvania and Oriental, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	40°38′20″N 77°0′5″W
Area	0.1 acres (0.040 ha)
Architectural style	Burr truss
MPS	Covered Bridges of Juniata and Snyder Counties TR
NRHP reference No.	79002246[1]
Added to NRHP	August 10, 1979

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[1]

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Snyder County, Pennsylvania

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
2. Susan M. Zacher and Tobi Casner (ca. February 1979). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory — Nomination Form: Covered Bridges of Juniata and Snyder Counties: East Oriental Covered Bridge" (PDF). Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission. Retrieved 2009-10-20. Check date values in: |date= (help)
3. "Google satellite image". Retrieved 2012-06-22.