The bridge is located in the Hoogte Kadijk and spans the north side of the Entrepotdoksluis (a canal lock), which leads from the Entrepotdok to the Nieuwe Vaart.

The bridge has a passage opening of 13.44 metres (44.1 ft) wide and a passage height of 3.02 metres (9.9 ft) The bridge gave access to the Entrepotdok, an inland port built in 1827 where imported goods were stored until the import duties were paid.

The monuments register described the bridge in August 2017 as follows: a single seesaw or drawbridge with passage designed by the Public Works Department.

It has abutments made of brick and dimension stone, a frame with simple steel girders and a (still) partially wooden bridge deck.

According to Smit van Wichert, the designer was Arend de Graaf and belongs to his first generation of drawbridges.