[2] The bridge has a single span, wooden, double Burr arch trusses design with the addition of steel hanger rods.

[1] It is painted red, the traditional color of Lancaster County covered bridges, on both the inside and outside.

Both approaches to the bridge are painted in the traditional white color.

On December 31, 2017, a truck driver from Arizona damaged the bridge while attempting to cross it, claiming to be lost on the way to Baltimore and following his GPS.

Added in 1980, it is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as structure number 80003531.