This rare multi-catenary, pedestrian-only suspension bridge was designed and constructed by John A. Roebling's Sons Co. of Trenton, N.J., the famed builders of the Brooklyn Bridge. It replaced an earlier vehicular bridge made up of four original wooden covered spans and one steel truss replacement span. The original bridge at this location operated as a shareholder-owned toll crossing for 75 years before tolls ended in 1932. The superstructure was constructed in 1947 and rehabilitated in 2013.