East Oriental - 1907
The East Oriental Covered Bridge, also known as the Sheaffer Covered Bridge, is a historic wooden covered bridge located in Perry Township near Meiserville in Snyder County, Pennsylvania, and Susquehanna Township near Oriental in Juniata County, Pennsylvania. It is a 90-foot-long Burr Truss bridge. It has a deck width of 15 ft. It crosses Mahantango Creek but is no longer accessible by vehicle. It has also been called the Meiser's Mill Covered Bridge.
This 1907 one-span bridge is located on private land east of Oriental in Juniata County. The builder is unknown and the owner is private. The bridge is in sad condition, it seems it is owned by two different parties, 90% by Carol (Strawser) Hoffman (Snyder County) and 10% by a gentleman in Juniata County. Mrs. Strawser is all for restoring the bridge but her co-owner is less than enthusiastic about the idea and is happy to just use his 10% as a storage shed. The bridge is in a beautiful location by an old mill.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.
Located at: N40 38 20 W77 00 05 - WGCB #38-55-04
Photographed in September 2021