It is named after Ambrose Shea, a political and business figure in colonial Newfoundland who later served as Governor of the Bahamas.

[2][3] The bridge easily lifts up and lowers down to allow both pedestrians to cross over and boats to pass through the body of water.

It attracted people including premier Joey Smallwood, magistrate William Linegar, and G.A.

Premier Dwight Ball was the first person to drive across this new bridge in a 1957 Ford Fairlane, hearkening to past years.

Each tower component is connected by a three-dimensional exoskeleton truss housing the machinery operating the lift span.