The bridge is of lattice girder construction and long, with 5 spans totalling actually across the river, two further spans on the southern shore, and one on the north. It was designed for the
London and South Western Railway by
Brunel's former assistant
William Jacomb, built by
Head Wrightson and opened in 1889. It was refurbished between 1995 and 1997 for the
London Underground by
Tilbury Douglas, and it was at that time that a plaque bearing the erroneous title Fulham Railway Bridge was attached to the pillar at the top of the pedestrian stairway on the Putney (Southern) downstream side of the bridge. ==See also==