The bridge links the twin villages of Goring-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, and Streatley, Berkshire, and is adjacent to Goring Lock.

The bridge consists of timber struts supporting a metal roadway.

Prior to this there was a ferry although occasionally people would ride across, even driving in a one-horse chaise.

[2] In the 1970s a Citroën Dyane crashed through the railings at the Streatley end of the bridge landing on a concrete weir 16 feet below.

The local Citroën dealer used the photo to illustrate the inherent strength of their upmarket 2CV.