The main bridge in the Renville Co 1 and Redwood Co 101 river crossing is about 3,000 feet south of this location. The Minnesota River has a number of very large loops in this area, often nearly looping back upon itself. In this location, the main bridge is at the apex of a loop. At some point in the past, a channel was cut between the two legs of the loop. This bridge crosses that channel.

At this time, I have not determined why this channel was cut. It is used today as a flood overflow channel. It seems unlikely it was cut just for this purpose since there are no other overflow channels nearby. There also appears to be some ruins where the channel exits the upstream leg of the loop. I suspect that this was some type of mill in the distant past, and the channel was cut as a tailrace for the mill waterwheel. I hope to one day learn the full history of this location.

The bridge itself is a very routine concrete bridge. What the bridge lacks in character and decoration, it makes up for in functionality and being located in a very scenic location.