In February 1938, the Government of South Australia awarded a contract to Adelaide Construction to build a bridge across the Port River from Birkenhead to Port Adelaide, with Perry Engineering contracted to supply the steelwork.

[1] The bridge was opened on 14 December 1940 by Governor Malcolm Barclay-Harvey.

[4] In 2014, two of the four road lanes were converted into pedestrian and bike paths.

[6] The bridge is listed on the South Australian Heritage Register.

[7] Media related to Birkenhead Bridge at Wikimedia Commons