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°WCoordinates: 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 # | 79002246[1] |
| Added to NRHP | August 10, 1979 |
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]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[1]
See also
References
- 1 2 Staff (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- ↑ 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) - ↑ "Google satellite image". Retrieved 2012-06-22.
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