[1] James Dredge who was a brewer in Bath designed the bridge to carry beer from his brewery across the river without using a ferry or having to detour through the city centre.

[3] He patented the 'taper principle' based on using chains rather than cables, as is now more common in suspension bridges.

[4] The main span chains of Victoria Bridge have 155 links each of which is 2.5 metres (8.2 ft) long and supports two wrought iron hangers.

[11] Emergency work to prop up either side of the bridge and apply temporary strapping took place in November 2011.

The bridge was taken apart and rebuilt with additional steel reinforcing, and repainted dark green.