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
The Orient is a term for the East in relation to Europe, traditionally comprising anything belonging to the Eastern world. It is the antonym of ''Occident'', the Western World. In English, it is largely a metonym for, and coterminous with, the ...
in
Juniata County, Pennsylvania. It is a
Burr Truss bridge. It crosses
Mahantango Creek
Mahantango Creek is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed August 8, 2011 tributary of the Susquehanna River in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, Dauphin, Northumberland County, P ...
, but is no longer in vehicle use.
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It was listed on the
National Register of Historic Places in 1979.
See also
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National Register of Historic Places listings in Snyder County, Pennsylvania
References
{{NRHP bridges
Covered bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania
Covered bridges in Snyder County, Pennsylvania
Wooden bridges in Pennsylvania
Bridges in Juniata County, Pennsylvania
Tourist attractions in Juniata County, Pennsylvania
Bridges in Snyder County, Pennsylvania
Tourist attractions in Snyder County, Pennsylvania
National Register of Historic Places in Snyder County, Pennsylvania
National Register of Historic Places in Juniata County, Pennsylvania
Road bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania
Burr Truss bridges in the United States