[1] Built by Douglas County for $1,000 in 1939, it is the only covered bridge in Oregon that uses a kingpost truss.

[2] At 42 feet (13 m), it is also one of the shortest covered bridges in the state.

[2] Other notable features include plank flooring, arched portals, and narrow window openings,[2] as well as a metal roof.

[2] The date of construction, according to the Oregon Department of Transportation, has been challenged by an individual who says he worked on the bridge in 1929.

[1] The 1929 date is cited in Oregon's Covered Bridges,[3] but the 1939 date is cited in Historic Highway Bridges of Oregon.