The steel stringer bridge carries the Route 2 freeway, and also crosses over Interstate 91 (which runs parallel to the river).

[2] The bridge makes up a section of the East Coast Greenway, a 3,000-mile (4,800 km) system of trails connecting Calais, Maine to Key West, Florida.

In the late 1980s the bridge was considered for rebuilding to accompany a riverfront plaza being planned in the area.

This rebuilding also eliminated the hazardous, congestion-prone connections to and from I-91 Northbound, as these ramps had been made redundant by the toll-free Charter Oak Bridge replacement span.

In 2001, a walkway was completed to link the path across Columbus Boulevard to Constitution Plaza.