Named for its builders, Andrew Handyside & Co., it is a tied-arch bridge constructed from riveted wrought iron and is situated at the entrance to Darley Park in Derby.

It spans the River Derwent and was part of the Great Northern Railway Derbyshire Extension popularly known as the (Derby) Friargate Line.

The bridge was built by Andrew Handyside and Company in 1878 when the Derbyshire and Staffordshire Extension of the Great Northern Railway reached Derby.

[2] The Handyside-owned Britannia Foundry works were 200 metres downstream of the bridge[3] and were served by sidings connected to the mainline via a branch line.

[3] The bridge was designated a Grade II listed building on 2 March 1976[4] and now forms part of the Derwent Valley Mills World Heritage Site.