[citation needed] The present bridge was built as the rail crossing for the Midland Railway from Melton Mowbray to Nottingham Station (formerly known as Nottingham Midland).

[1] When the Nottingham direct line of the Midland Railway was abandoned in 1968, plans were made to convert the river crossing and so relieve pressure on Trent Bridge.

[2] The bridge had a complete re-paint from July 2010 to early 2011, carried out by Nottingham-based company "Enderby Hyland".

[3] The bridge was closed for repairs, with one lane reopening on 11 July 2022 following the installation of temporary concrete barriers.

[5] The bridge was used as the location for an East-West Berlin river crossing in the 1982 TV Series Smiley's People, starring Sir Alec Guinness and based on the novel by John le Carre.