[3] The X-bracing carries the diagonal crossed bracing to the spandrels beneath the beam, as well as to the carriageway and balustrade.

The abutments at either end of the bridge houses a group of six tunnel vaults with pointed arches and stone quoins.

An Ordnance Survey map of 1884 shows a toll booth at either end of the bridge.

[4] In 1990, tests showed the bridge was too weak for many heavy goods vehicles, and traffic was limited to a 7.5 ton maximum.

Additional transverse bracing was supplied by reinforcing the central spine of the arch, with one end bolted to steel sleeves, and the other end bolted to the cross beams at the top of the arch.