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 | |
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| Nearest city | Meiserville, Pennsylvania and Oriental, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 40°38′20″N 77°0′5″W / 40.63889°N 77.00139°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]
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edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ Susan M. Zacher and Tobi Casner (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. [dead link]
- ^ "Google satellite image". Retrieved 2012-06-22.