The Gunthorpe Bridge Company was formed in the 1870s to build the bridge. A capital of £7,500 (equivalent to $650,000 in 2015), was raised in £10 shares. The foundation stone was laid in 1873 and the bridge opened in 1875. It was built largely in iron.
The tolls were:
- horse and carriage 1/-,
- horse and wagon 6d,
- horse alone 3d,
- people and passengers 1d,
- motorcycles 3d,
- cars 1/-
- lorries 2/6,
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