The bridge was built in 1850 by
Clayton & Shuttleworth of
Lincoln on the
Nottingham-Grantham Line for the
Ambergate, Nottingham, Boston and Eastern Junction Railway. The
Trent Navigation Company demanded a minimum
clear span of , so the railway company built a cast iron arch. The clearance above the water is . The iron arch was formed of six ribs, constructed in eight segments. The approach viaduct, originally constructed in timber and comprising 32 spans, was rebuilt in brick in 1909-1910 by
Alexander Ross. The brick viaduct comprises 28 spans, eighteen are 24 ft 11 ins, and ten are 25 ft 7 ins. The internal cast iron ribs were encased in concrete by
British Rail in 1981 to increase the strength of the bridge, but the original cast iron ribs on the exterior were left exposed, leaving the bridge appearance little changed. {{River item box ==See also==