Its source is in the Rose Hall Mountain in the north-east of Saint Catherine Parish,[1][circular reference] the headwaters being a writhing of unnamed, seasonally dry tributaries.

The river's most significant feature is perhaps the gorge through which it runs between Bog Walk and northern Spanish Town.

This enabled the road to be raised above the surrounding terrain, something particularly important in the context of periodic floods in the rainy season.

The iron components were pre-fabricated in West Yorkshire with a total weight of 87 long tons (88 t).

[4] The bridge remained in use until 2000, when erosion by storm water put its future survival in jeopardy.