It is situated 3.2 mi (5.1 km) upstream of the better-known city centre bridges.

It was a suspension bridge with two stone towers, from which the road deck was suspended by chains.

[5] A new bridge was designed by Mott, Hay and Anderson and built by Mitchell Construction and Dorman Long.

It is a box girder bridge, supported by two piers in the river and carries a dual carriageway road.

Between June 1971 and January 1974 traffic on the bridge was limited to single file to enable strengthening work to take place, which was needed to address design concerns.