[3] In a NYSDOT survey, it was the oldest and longest of two surviving camelback truss bridges in New York.

The closure was an inconvenience, forcing some drivers to go south and cross the river at Belfast before heading back to Caneadea.

[7] In August 2012, an engineering firm was hired to study what would need to be done to reopen the bridge to traffic.

[8] The bridge consists of a single-span steel truss, measuring 246 by 14 feet (75.0 by 4.3 m), resting on cut stone abutments.

It is a pin-connected, camelback Parker truss design, set about 15 feet (4.6 m) above the river.