The contract for the construction of the new bridge was given by the Board of Works to Francis Ritchie & Son, with a tendered price of £27,000. The bridge was designed by Thomas Jackson and John Fraser, in their respective roles as county surveyors of Antrim and Down (the river is the county boundary). However, in 1836, Jackson was replaced as Antrim county surveyor by Charles Lanyon who supervised the construction with Fraser.
The contract for the bridge's construction was awarded to Francis Ritchie & Son, with a price of £27,000. The bridge's design was created by Thomas Jackson and John Fraser, both county surveyors for Antrim and Down respectively. In 1836, Thomas Jackson was replaced as the Antrim surveyor by Charles Lanyon, who then oversaw the construction alongside Fraser.