The bridge is 83.5 m long and 8 m high
bowstring truss balanced swing bridge, based on an 1893 design by John Arthur Saner. It has two slightly skew spans of 25 m each, with the twin riveted steel trusses supported on a mass concrete pontoon chamber. The current bridge replaced an older stone bridge which had been able to carry only one line of traffic with an axle weight limit of 8 tons (the first bridge across the Weaver at this point was built in 1751). It has been subject to periodic strengthening (e.g. in 1987) Today the structure of the bridge is maintained by the
Canal & River Trust;
Cheshire West and Chester Council is responsible for maintaining the A49 road which it carries. ==See also==