[1] At a length of 1,080 feet (329 m) it was the third longest single-arch suspension bridge in the world at the time.

The village which sprang up next to the bridge has become the centre of a small-scale farming area.

The bridge is widely considered by Zimbabweans as being one of the country's finest pieces of engineering, and as such, it appears on the twenty-cent coin.

The Zimbabwe Department of Roads has reduced its load capacity not to allow any vehicle weighing more than 25 tonnes.

This had reduced business activities in the areas nearby since heavy vehicle trucks will not be allowed to cross the bridge.