When the bridge was built in 1887, it crossed on Harris Street, which is now dead-ended on the south bank of the river to the east.

The truss elements are wrought iron and are fastened together by pins.

Its principal purpose was to carry a water main from the nearby Harris Street Pumping Station to the center of the city.

[2] The bridge has been closed to vehicular and pedestrian traffic for many years and its deck and railings are in serious disrepair.

It still serves its original primary function, carrying a water pipe over the Taunton River.