The design of the bridge was innovative for the period, using a light-weight design of cast-iron lattice ribs to support the road deck in a single span, and appears to be a scaled-down version of a Thomas Telford bridge at Meole Brace, Shropshire.
The bridge's design was innovative and used a lightweight framework of cast-iron lattice ribs to support the road deck in a single span, resembling a smaller version of a Thomas Telford bridge at Meole Brace, Shropshire.