Its survival was due to its use as a toll bridge across the valley. The bridge will reopen after conversion to a toll bridge in 2020. It cost $12,000 to build and was a toll bridge. It is the southern terminus of the East Link Toll Bridge. The first span opened in 1935 as a toll bridge. A punt operated across the Latrobe River until a toll bridge was erected. Built as a toll bridge, by Geoffrey Marks, it was commercially unsuccessful. A toll bridge replaced the ferry in 1795. The original structure was a pontoon toll bridge. Since its construction, the causeway has operated as a toll bridge. The highway crosses the Ohio River into Indiana on a toll bridge. The County operates two campgrounds at Toll Bridge Park and Tucker Park. The bridge was a privately built wooden trestle toll bridge. The bridge was a toll bridge until 31 March 2006. The previous toll bridge charge of $8.40 was reduced to 60 cents.