[2] The Columbia Bridge stands in southeastern Lemington and northwestern Columbia, both rural communities in the northern parts of their respective states.

It is in a rural agricultural setting, and is oriented northwest-to-southeast across the Connecticut River, on abutments of dry laid stone that have been faced in concrete.

It is a wood-iron Howe truss design, with a single span that is 146 feet (45 m) long.

The exterior is sheathed in vertical board siding, which extends a short way into each portal to protect the truss ends.

[3] The bridge was built by Charles Babbitt in 1912, replacing one destroyed by fire the previous year, and is the third to stand on the site.