It is the oldest bridge in Mackinac County,[2] and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999.

[1] In 1913, road improvement began on the Mackinac Trail a state trunkline highway connecting St. Ignace and Sault Ste.

[3] This section of the Mackinac Trail was later incorporated into U.S. Highway 2 (US 2) increasing the traffic flow across the bridge.

In response, in 1929–30, new guardrails were added to the bridge, the deck was widened by five feet (1.5 m), and new approaches of decorative cobblestone were constructed.

The original guardrail was removed during the 1929–30 road widening and replaced with ornamental steel rails with concrete bulkheads.