[2] The covered wooden footbridge was built in 1870 and was used for the retention, counting, rectification and discharge of timber floating down the Vltava river from the Bohemian Forest, namely from the Boubín area, to the paper mills in Loučovice and Větřní.

There were openings in the floor of the bridge where beams were inserted into the river, and they were used similar to rakes for retaining the wood during low water.

[5] There are nineteen covered wooden bridges in the Czech Republic, of which only two were used when floating wood - one is in Lenora and the other is in Český Krumlov.

The Lenora bridge is an authentically preserved example of a technical structure, which proves the constructional qualities of the 19th century builders, it was declared a cultural monument in 1958.

The footbridge uniqueness was recognized by the Czech National Bank when it issued a commemorative 5000 CZK gold coin in 2013 depicting the "Rechle".