It is a single-span Paddleford truss structure, oriented in a roughly east–west direction across the Black River.

It has a gabled metal roof, and is clad in vertical board siding, which extends around to the insides of the portals.

[2] The exact date of construction of the historic bridge is uncertain, as is its builder.

At the time of its listing on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974, it had had no substantive alterations, notably not having had strengthening elements added.

It was also the only surviving historic Paddleford truss bridge on a public roadway in the state.