The bridge was not heavily used until 1876 when the Wye Valley Railway completed its line from Chepstow and south Wales.

[1] The viaduct was originally planned to be constructed of wood, but the 1852 floods influenced the engineers to change to stone.

A further single line and three-span bridge of almost 300 feet was constructed to join the two Monmouth railway stations, opening on 1 May 1874.

It consists of 3 spans of steel-lattice girders on paired steel tubular piers with squared rubble abutments.

A Sustrans project aims to restore and redeck the bridge as part of improving local cycle connectivity.