The current structure here is a single-span modern bridge, practical and unremarkable to look at, but the same spot was already marked on a map as far back as 1750, held in the National Library of Ireland. That document places a bridge at this precise location over the north-south running Cloone River, suggesting the crossing has served local traffic for at least two and a half centuries, and quite possibly longer before anyone thought to record it cartographically.

The 1750 map, catalogued in the National Library of Ireland as 14 A 16, is the earliest firm evidence that a structure existed here. River crossings of this kind were often the hinges on which older road networks turned, and their positions tended to remain fixed even as the bridges themselves were replaced generation after generation. The modern bridge at Lurga shows signs of recent repair, which points to a continued practical need for the crossing rather than any ceremonial or heritage preservation effort. The river it spans runs on a broadly north-south axis, a modest watercourse in the Leitrim landscape but one that has clearly warranted bridging for a considerable stretch of recorded time.