Initially, they set a budget of £39,000 and commissioned the Glasgow firm Bell & Miller Engineers to design the bridge.
Bell & Miller revised their design, leading to a bid of £48,000 from Hanna, Donald & Wilson of Paisley, Scotland, which was accepted.
[2] The Albert Bridge is supported by concrete piers and abutments filled with cast iron caissons, sunk about 86 ft below water level.
Stone pillars supporting the parapet are decorated with medallions of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert, crafted by Scottish sculptor George Edwin Ewing.
A £3.4 million refurbishment programme was launched in 2015, and given Royal recognition by a visit from the Earl of Wessex on 13 October 2016.