Waddell completed his design by July of that year, at which time the city began demolition of the old bridge.

[2] The city hired the firm of Willits Brothers to construct the substructure of the new bridge, which was completed by the beginning of 1932.

The Wisconsin Bridge and Iron Company was hired to construct the superstructure, which they started on in late 1931 and delivered to Port Huron in mid-1932.

[2] Further renovation was undertaken in 2009, including the demolition and replacement of the operator's house with a design similar to the original.

A counterweight to the leaf mass is constructed of 620 tons of reinforced concrete, placed opposite a pair of trunnions supporting the bridge on the north bank.