The bridge is a single-span steel Baltimore through truss structure, resting on concrete abutments.

[2] The bridge carries two lanes of traffic and the Toonerville Rail Trail, and was last rehabilitated in 2009.

The bridge has asymmetrical elements in its truss panels, due in part to its original use as a railroad bridge; this early use also mandated its skewed alignment across the river, to accommodate the rails of the Springfield Terminal Railway Company, whose route is now taken by the rail trail.

It was also built for heavier loads than road bridges due to the weight of railroad engines and cargos.

At the time of its listing on the National Register in 2006, it was one of two Baltimore trusses in use as a highway bridge in the state.