 According to a 1966 report by the New Hampshire Division of Economic Development, the bridge was plenty long enough to earn the name "kissin' bridge", a vernacular of covered bridges referring to the brief moment of relative privacy while crossing.Other tolls, in 1866, ran as high as 20 cents () for a four-horse carriage.The span was purchased by the state of New Hampshire in 1936 and became toll-free in 1943.