In 1907, after 25 years of effort, residents of Chester and Lancaster Counties successfully petitioned their Courts of Quarter Sessions for a new bridge crossing the East Branch Octoraro Creek at this location to replace a badly worn wooden bridge from about 1840 immediately upstream. Following a well-attended bridge view on December 19, 1907, Lancaster County engineer Frank W. Shaw designed a two-span through girder bridge measuring 76 feet long and 24 feet wide, and Andrew Buchanan of Chambersburg built it. Instead of stone, metal, or wood, the bridge used reinforced concrete, then a new architectural material promoted for durability and strength. Dismantling of the wooden bridge began in September 1909, and the new East Octoraro #1 Bridge was completed in 1910. Recognized as one of the two earliest examples of its type still standing in Lancaster County, it was determined eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places in 2007. In 2020, the 110-year-old bridge required replacement because of severe structural deterioration and the need to meet standard safety measures.