[5] An additional three-lane span of similar style was constructed immediately north of the existing bridge in 1982.

During rehabilitation, an accident in 2000 killed three iron workers when scaffolding on the bridge collapsed 62 feet (19 m) into the river.

However, instead of the name change, the iron workers were memorialized by a monument on Lorentz Avenue near the bridge that was dedicated in April 2001.

[3][6] In 2019, construction began on replacing the deteriorated eastbound, original span with a three-lane wide tied-arch bridge, along with a multi-use path on the right side.

[8][9][10] The new eastbound span opened to road traffic in the early morning hours of December 19, 2024.