It was used by King William III in 1695 when he was met at Dunham by the Duke of Newcastle upon Tyne.

[7] The first person to cross the bridge was Eliza Woolas of Laneham, who used a sixteen-inch batten to span the remaining gap on a Sunday – presumably when no workmen were present.

[5][6] A new toll plaza was opened in 1994 by the Right Honourable Mr. Michael Dennis, doubling the number of lanes through the booths from two to four.

[10] Passage is free at all times for pedestrians, cyclists, motor-cyclists and three-wheeled invalid carriages.

[5] Dunham Bridge has been closed several times due to flooding, mainly on the Lincolnshire side: in 1897, 1977, 2001, 2012, and in January 2024.