[3][5] The single lane main span is of the bridge is made of steel and has a stringer, multi-beam, or girder.

At 185 feet long, this is the longest covered bridge in Columbia County.

[3] In the late nineteenth century, Reuben Hess purchased from Thomas Knorr a tract of land near the bridge.

[3] The bridge was added to the National Register of Historic Places on November 29, 1979.

It is owned by the County Highway Agency[5] and was named for the community of Rupert.