Known locally as the Shakey Bridge, it joins Sunday's Well on the north side to Fitzgerald's Park in the Mardyke area on the south.

It was constructed by the London-based David Rowell & Company[3][4] to the design of Stephen W. Farrington, the Cork City Engineer.

It was dismantled into four sections and removed so that repair of the bridge structure could be carried out.

[6][7] In July 2020, it was reported that while the structure of the bridge had been reinstalled, "several weeks of work" were required before it would reopen.

[9][10] The bridge is listed on Cork City Council's Record of Protected Structures.