An act of the legislature in 1867 authorized Ada Township to borrow up to $3000 to build or repair bridges in the township, and this bridge was built about that time, apparently by William Holmes. Its truss design was patented by Josiah Brown in 1857, and a timber bearing his name was uncovered during repair work. Floods threatened the bridge a number of times, and it is said that farmers used to drive wagons loaded with stone onto it during high water to hold it to the foundation. The bridge was closed to automobile traffic in 1930 and restored by the Kent County Road Commission in 1941.