It carries the Gainsborough Line which now is a short branch linking Marks Tey in Essex to Sudbury in Suffolk.

It is the longest bridge in the East Anglia region at 1,060 feet (320 m), and one of the largest brick-built structures in the country.

[1][2][3] The railway initially planned to build the viaduct with laminated timber but Bruff opted for brick to reduce the cost.

Bruff went on to commission a painting of the viaduct by Frederick Brett Russell, which is now held by Ipswich Museum.

The stone and coins disappeared within a few hours of being placed and a bricklayer was later arrested, having tried to pay at a bar with a new half sovereign,[6] but was not convicted of the theft due to lack of evidence.