The precast prestressed concrete girder bridge crosses near the river mouth as it empties into Botany Bay; and links the St George and Sutherland areas of Sydney.

Its foundations extend as deep as 67 metres (220 ft) below water level to its sandstone base.

The bridge was designed by a team of engineers from the Department of Main Roads (DMR) led by Albert Fried.

The speed limit on the bridge and the 1 km (0.62 miles) of freeway on the southern approach is 80 kilometres per hour (50 mph).

From April 1916 a vehicular punt ran between the two points,[4] and continued to do so even after the opening of the Tom Uglys Bridge in 1929.