Designed by Stewart Inc., the two bridges are 275-foot (84 m) long, 12-foot (3.7 m) wide, feature concrete decks and 45-foot (14 m) tall steel towers.

In 1976, the Raleigh City Council adopted the Capital Area Greenway System plan of which the Neuse River Corridor was a spine.

In 2003, Raleigh voters approved a Parks and Recreation Bond Referendum that included $1.474 million for the development of the Upper Neuse Trail.

In November 2011, the first 6.5-mile (10.5 km) stretch of the Upper Neuse River Greenway opened from Falls Lake Dam to the WRAL Soccer Center.

[6] In April 2013, a 20 mile stretch from Horseshoe Farm Park to the Johnston County line officially opened.