At the northern end is a roundabout forming a junction with Milton Road (continuing the A1134 to the left and as the A1309 northeast out of Cambridge to the right).
Near the north end is another roundabout linking with Chesterton Road (the A1303) to the west.
In 1950, a report state that the construction of a second Chesterton bridge should be undertaken a matter of urgency.
It was formally opened by Rab Butler in his capacity as High Steward of Cambridge on 13 July 1971.
To the west on the northern bank of the Cam is The Eights, a private marina and apartment blocks.