This suspension bridge was constructed over the Potaro River in an area known as Garraway Stream by a Scottish civil engineer and general contractor, John Aldi,[1] on 6 November 1933.

[2] The namesake for the bridge was the Governor of British Guiana (1930–1935), Sir Edward Brandis Denham (1876–1938), who opened the bridge[2] with golden scissors according to the Montreal Gazette.

[3] The bridge and path was meant to shorten the journey to the Potaro gold fields by five days.

[3] Miners would later call the bridge the Cassandra Crossing.

[4] In January 2020, the bridge was rehabilitated and reopened for light vehicles up to 10 tonnes.