It is covered by a gabled metal roof and rests on dry-laid stone abutments.

The exterior is sheathed in vertical board siding, which extends most of the way to the eaves, leaving a narrow strip open at the top.

[2] The bridge was built about 1844 by John W. Smith,[3] and is the state's only surviving example of a Howe truss in timber on a public roadway.

[2] The Gold Brook Covered Bridge was featured as one of the haunted locations on the Paranormal TV series Most Terrifying Places in America episode titled "Cursed Towns", which aired on the Travel Channel in 2018.

It is said by locals that in the 1850s, she fell in love with a young man from a rich family, but his parents refused the wedding.