North Oriental Covered Bridge
Also known as: Beaver Covered Bridge
Why it's listed
A multiple kingpost covered bridge spanning Mahantango Creek in Oriental, Juniata County, Pennsylvania. The bridge has a 62-foot end post length and a road surface 12 feet 6 inches wide, and carries a posted load of 9 tons. It has vertical siding, rectangular window openings at eave level, and a gable roof. The bridge is one of a group of covered bridges in Juniata and Snyder counties. Covered bridges of this kind were once common in the region but are now increasingly rare, and this example is regarded as a representative embodiment of that type of construction. It is significant for its association with the development of transportation in Pennsylvania and for what it shows about bridge technology in rural areas of the two counties. The bridge is listed with its approaches and a surrounding buffer included in the boundary.
Significance in brief: The nomination describes the bridge as a surviving example of a type of construction once common in the two counties but now increasingly rare. It is associated with the history of transportation in Pennsylvania and illustrates the technology of bridge construction in rural areas of Juniata and Snyder counties.
Machine-generated summary. This summary was generated by a language model from the official nomination document and has not been reviewed line by line by an editor. It may contain errors. Check the source document before relying on any detail. Source: nomination document (PDF) · National Archives catalog entry. NRHP reference 79002247, listed August 10, 1979. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-haiku-5-5, prompt v1.1-2026-10-29, confidence medium).
Key facts
| Address | NE of Oriental, Susquehanna/Perry Townships, Oriental |
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| County | Juniata County |
| Listed | August 10, 1979 |
| Reference number | 79002247 |
| Resource type | Structure |
| Criteria |
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| Areas of significance | Transportation |
| Level of significance | State |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Condition recorded as good. |
| Acreage | 0.1 |
| Coordinates | 40.66181, -77.01118 (NPS GIS) |
What listing means for this property
For a publicly owned building or structure, listing mainly matters when federal funds, permits or licences are involved: projects then go through Section 106 review so effects on the property are considered. Listing also strengthens applications for preservation grants and, for leased income-producing uses, can enable the federal rehabilitation tax credit.
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Sources and further reading
- National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places database (snapshot May 2026), reference 79002247.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q7056232
- This listing as JSON
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