Originally constructed by the King Bridge Company in Wilmington, Delaware, in 1897, then bought by the railroad, dismantled, and moved to its present site in 1906 to serve as a railroad bridge over the Wabash River between Indiana and Illinois. Its center span was a swing bridge. When the railroad abandoned the line, the bridge was purchased by a Vincennes, Indiana farmer and today serves as a one lane toll bridge for automobile travel. The ties are planked with 2 inch running boards and rattle as you drive across.

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