[1] It was designed by the South Australian Railways (SAR) and fabricated by Perry Engineering of Adelaide.

[2][3] It was built as a road-rail bridge with both the Sturt Highway and Barmera railway lines using the same reservation.

[4] Maintenance cost were shared equally between the SAR and Highways department.

[4] The last train crossed the bridge on 21 May 1982 with the line beyond Renmark formally closed on 7 March 1984.

[6] The railway tracks were removed in 1986 and the centre reservation converted to a shared pedestrian and cycle path.