The arches have stepped voussoirs and an ogee-moulded (serpentine) cornice with a brick soffit projecting from below the parapet.

[2] The bridge was built for the London and Birmingham Railway (LBR's), whose chief engineer was Robert Stephenson.

The bridge is one of the scenes depicted in John Cooke Bourne's Series of Lithographic Drawings on the London and Birmingham Railway, published in 1838.

It was designated a grade II listed building on 25 August 1987 for its historical or architectural interest.

[2] A short distance to the west of the viaduct was the former Brandon and Wolston railway station, which was opened in 1838, and closed in 1960.