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 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, but prone to flooding.

The East Oriental Bridge 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 of 2021

Photos by Millard Farmer