Following a great flood in 1841, a wood-timbered, covered bridge was built in 1842 to accommodate business needs that
ferries could not handle. Severely damaged by a subsequent flood in 1903, during which it lost one of its three wooden spans, the bridge was repaired. During its reconstruction, the ferry was put back into service while the bridge was repaired. The wood spans remained in use until replaced by the current steel bridge in 1933; only the stone piers were reused at that time. The bridge charged
tolls until 1929. Two more
floods damaged the bridge, including the
Flood of 1955 in the aftermath of both
Hurricane Connie and
Hurricane Diane. The 1955 flood left the bridge under of water; while it did not completely destroy the bridge, it did cause structural damage. The bridge was added to the
National Register of Historic Places on April 21, 2025, as part of the
Milford Historic District. ==Gallery==