It was built in 1921 as a single-lane 75-foot (23 m) bridge across Lost Creek, a tributary of the Middle Fork Willamette River.

"[2] George W. Breeding constructed the present bridge at the same site in 1921 for $3,617,[2] equivalent to $61,800 today.

Roadwork in the mid-1970s realigned the road to bypass the bridge, being accessible only to pedestrians afterwards.

A dedication ceremony was held November 17, 1986, to reopen the renovated span to vehicle traffic with a 10-short-ton (9,100 kg) load limit.

[2] The Parvin Bridge is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.