It is 2,972-foot-long (906 m) and features the longest precast concrete segmental span in North America at 420 feet (130 m).

The Longmont-based firm Flatiron Structures/Figg Engineering Group was chosen to build the bridge, and the company broke ground in October 1997.

The inclusion of a pedestrian underpass on the Woolwich side to access the bridge also came about due to public input.

[3] The bridge carries four lanes of U.S. Route 1 (US 1) over the Kennebec River with approximately 75 feet (23 m) of clearance at high tide.

The bridge also carries a 6-foot-wide (1.8 m) bicycle/breakdown lane and a 6-foot-wide (1.8 m) barrier-protected sidewalk, with a total deck width of 69 feet (21 m).