The 1,090-foot-long (330 m) steel truss bridge was designed by Conde McCullough and opened in 1926.

[1] The state of Oregon began building a new bridge across the river at the city in 1925 to carry vehicular traffic.

[5] Classified as functionally obsolete with a 53.8-percent sufficiency rating, the two-lane bridge carries eastbound traffic of U.S. Route 20 south into downtown Albany at milepost 10.44.

[2][5] The bridge's main span consists of four steel through-trusses in the Parker style, each 200 feet (61 m) in length.

[5] The green colored bridge also has ornate concrete railings and entrance pylons.