Opened in 1985, the 800-metre (2,600 ft) long reinforced concrete bridge is the most recent road crossing of the Trent.

St Peter's Bridge crosses the River Trent between Burton and Stapenhill, carrying the A5189 road.

[1][2] It was built between 1983 and 1985 to alleviate traffic flows on the Burton Bridge, 1.3 kilometres (0.81 mi) to the north, is crossed by around 24,000 vehicles a day.

[1][2] The owner, Staffordshire County Council, originally considered it to comprise five separate structures: the western appoarch embankment with flood relief culverts; the western section of bridge ("Pumphouse Viaduct") over the Washlands, a flood plain; the main span across the river; the portion on the eastern bank ("Stapenhill Underpass") and a footbridge ("St Peter's Footbridge") which crosses over the structure on the Stapenhill side.

[9] The road over the bridge is 7.3 metres (24 ft) wide and has a footway on either side with steel parapets which also support street lighting columns.