It has a span of 150 feet (46 m); it was designed by Thomas Telford and opened in 1828.
[1] It is Grade II listed, and is similar to Telford's Galton Bridge, which is a Grade I listed structure that spans his BCN New Main Line canal at Smethwick.
[2] when the upper and lower parts of each rib and some of the diagonal struts above them were encased in concrete.
The road deck was rebuilt in reinforced concrete and widened at the same time.
Semicircular arches at each end, built in red sandstone, allow for the passage of riverbank foot-traffic and floodwater.