It is a riveted steel bridge, "exposed to extreme railway traffic".

The central part of the main span suffered from general deterioration, but damage caused by two ship collisions made it necessary to substitute a new center part.

On 6 November 2006 the 1.465-metric-ton (3,230 lb) 121.10-meter (397.3 ft) long span was removed and carefully passed between the 120-meter gap of the two existing support points.

The new structure that arrived the night before on another transport barge was lifted into place.

While lowering and lifting work was going on, this section of the canal was closed and a large number of ships were waiting to pass; the alternative was to navigate around the northern tip of Denmark.