WayfarrowEast Oriental Covered Bridge
Covered bridge · Snyder County, Pennsylvania
East Oriental Covered Bridge is a covered bridge in Snyder County, Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania has 231 covered bridges on record at Wayfarrow, 4 of them in Snyder County.
It was built in 1907, in the early 20th century, making it the 122nd oldest of the 134 in Pennsylvania with a recorded construction date; it crosses Mahantango Creek; it is about 90 feet long (34th longest of 83 measured in Pennsylvania).
Status check, 2026-11: This privately owned Burr-truss bridge (also called Sheaffer or Meiser's Mill) crosses Mahantango Creek on the Juniata/Snyder county line, is in poor condition and carries no public traffic; the latest condition report I found is from 2021. East Oriental Covered Bridge is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It stands at 40.6389° N, 77.0014° W.
Key facts
| Current structure built | 1907 |
|---|---|
| Crosses | Mahantango Creek |
| Length | 90 ft |
| Heritage designation | National Register of Historic Places listed place |
| National Register | Listed |
| Coordinates | 40.63889, -77.00139 |
Nearby places
- North Oriental Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Juniata County · 1.7 mi
- Aline Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Snyder County · 2.8 mi
- Red Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Perry County · 5 mi
- Dimmsville Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Juniata County · 7.6 mi
- Trevorton Bridgecovered bridge · Northumberland County · 9.2 mi
- Dreese's Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Snyder County · 12.1 mi
- Henniger Farm Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Dauphin County · 12.2 mi
- Fleisher Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Perry County · 13.2 mi
- Gross Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Snyder County · 13.3 mi
- Himmel's Church Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Northumberland County · 15.9 mi
- Millmont Red Bridgecovered bridge · Union County · 18.4 mi
- Hassenplug Bridgecovered bridge · Union County · 19.9 mi
Questions
Where is East Oriental Covered Bridge?
East Oriental Covered Bridge is in Snyder County, Pennsylvania, at 40.6389, -77.0014.
How many covered bridges are in Snyder County?
Snyder County, Pennsylvania has 4 covered bridges on record at Wayfarrow.
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