Until its most recent destruction in 1979, it was, with a total length of 382 feet (116 m), the second-longest covered bridge in the United States.

[3] The site is now part of the 74-acre (30 ha) Bedell Bridge State Park in Haverhill, New Hampshire.

[citation needed] The state park, as well as the abutments and a pier in the river, are all that remain.

When first built, the bridge was in private ownership, and a toll was charged to cross it.

In 1916, the towns of Newbury and Haverhill purchased the bridge and eliminated the toll.