Shortly before it was opened to vehicular traffic, a once only pedestrian walk event across the bridge was held on 21 January 1973, organised by the Rotary Club of Stones Corner.

Comprising a dual carriageway that creates two separate bridges, one for each direction of traffic, heading north–south over the Brisbane River.

Each bridge carries four lanes of traffic in one direction and links the M3 Pacific Motorway to the M3 Riverside Expressway.

Concerns were raised in 2007 about the structure's integrity after it was revealed that contractors who attached a gantry to the bridge had drilled numerous holes which had damaged steel reinforcement bars.

[6] A maintenance project, started in late 2019, and estimated to cost $26 million, was still ongoing in July 2022.