Built in 1928 after Vermont's devastating 1927 floods, it is one of the few surviving Parker truss bridges on the Missisquoi.

Bridge 9 is located just northeast of the village of Sheldon Springs, carrying Shawville Road over the Missisquoi River between that village and the rural hamlet of Shawville.

It is a single-span Parker through truss structure, 250 feet (76 m) in length, resting on stone and concrete abutments.

The bridge has nine truss panels, those at the center reaching a total height of 38 feet (12 m).

The site, just above Bancroft Falls on the river, has had a bridge of some type since the late 18th century.