The Reversing Falls rapids are a notoriously dangerous stretch of water passing through a gorge which creates a chasm through the middle of the Saint John metropolitan region.

Visitors may stop at a public viewing point above the bridge on the west bank of the river, or use a restaurant and gift shop constructed adjacent to its western abutment.

[3][4] In 2016, plans for a $500,000 suicide barrier were paused by Bill Fraser, the Transportation and Infrastructure Minister at the time.

[5] Both members of the public as well as the Saint John City Council have made calls to the province for the installation of a barrier in 2017, in 2019, and again in 2022.

[6] The city was set to install security cameras on the bridge in September 2022,[7] but faced delays in January 2023.