The bridge was long with a clear center span of between towers. It had two side spans and carried a wide roadway with two sidewalks. It used stiffening trusses that are deep. Each of the main suspender cables were in diameter, and consisted of 37 strands of 37 wires. The deck was above water level to allow passage of large ships. The total cost of the span was less than $850,000 in 1931 dollars (about $12 million in 2010 dollars), significantly under its allocated budget.