Built in 1881, it is a rare surviving example of a bridge with cast iron components, designed by a distinctive patent issued in 1858 to Lucius Truesdell.

Its trusses are made of cast iron, using a patented design similar to that of Ithiel Town for wooden lattice bridges.

The decking of the bridge is wooden planking laid over crossbeams that rest directly on the lowest truss members.

The decking is stabilized by diagonal bracing tie rods fastened beneath these elements.

Albert Briggs, the builder, apparently specialized in the construction of Truesdell patent bridges; this is one of the few of the design known to survive.