To accommodate the growing volume of traffic, construction of the current bridge began in 1927 and it was opened on 31st October 1929. The bridge carries the A183 and is the final crossing of the River Wear before it enters the North Sea. It is a Grade II Listed Building. Link. The NZ3957 : Monkwearmouth Railway Bridge, Sunderland is just beyond the bridge.
NZ3957 : Sunderland Bridges Vertical clearance for vessels entering the River Wear is controlled by the railway bridge at 25m; both the Wearmouth bridge (downstream) and the Queen Alexandra bridge (upstream) have slightly greater clearances.