It is approximately 87 kilometres (54 mi) from the British Columbia border with Fairview to the north and Spirit River to the south.

[4] The design features three spans of cable wire and two towers over two lanes of Alberta Highway 2 with a steel railing.

[5] The bridge deck has two yellow-painted steel trusses on either side of the roadway.

The bridge is supported by two pillars connected to the towers on either side and two concrete abutments.

Prior to the bridge being built, Dunvegan was served by a government installed ferry across the Peace River.