[1][2] The bridge has some features that give it a unique aesthetic quality, including a sky blue color and various lattice patterns.

[3] Ohio State Routes 2, 51, and 65 cross the Maumee River on the Anthony Wayne Bridge; it also connects Clayton Street to Woodville Road.

[7] Its construction became a local and national spectacle in 1930 as the two largest steel girders made in the world were hoisted above the river and put in place, they each measured 154 feet long and 12 foot high weighing 83 tons each.

[7] In April 2012, the city of Toledo and the Ohio Department of Transportation announced a project that would close the bridge to traffic for nearly 2 years.

[10][11] The Toledo Arts Commission raised over $900,000 for new LED lighting to be installed on the bridge after its planned reconstruction ended.