Constructed in collaboration with James Savage at a cost of more than £9,000,[2] it replaced several previous bridges which had been carried away by floods.

It is framed by iron balustraded parapets made by the Royal Phoenix ironworks of Parkgate Street in Dublin.

[2] In 1814, the present single-span bridge was completed by Savage & Knowles, and has remained largely unaffected by the effects of flooding common to this stretch of the Liffey.

[2] The bridge, however, has seen some recent developments, with the raising of the roadway near both ends of the arch to lessen the gradient for road traffic.

[4] Repairs were carried out in 2011 whereby lost capping was replaced, stonework was repointed and the balustrades were given a fresh coat of paint.