Originally called the Joint County Bridge when it was built in 1914, this bridge replaced an iron bridge built in 1882 at the same location, and the original stone piers of the iron bridge are encased within the present concrete piers. In 1977, the West Virginia Department of Highways constructed a replacement bridge downstream, but the citizens of Alderson recognized the beauty and continued importance of the old bridge as a community link and voted to have the town of Alderson assume ownership. The community then began an effort to preserve and restore this historic and picturesque landmark, which reaches across the Greenbrier River to connect the Monroe and Greenbrier County portions of the community. Designed and built under the direction of prominent West Virginia bridge engineer Frank Duff McEnteer and constructed by his firm, the Concrete Steel Bridge Company, it was the longest earth filled reinforced concrete arch bridge in West Virginia.