 The bridge serves as a link between the South Eastern Freeway to the west and the Princes Highway continuing to the east, and as such is an integral part of the Adelaide–Melbourne road transport corridor.The bridge was originally intended to be a four lane bridge but to save costs only a two lane bridge was built.Both the South Eastern Freeway to the west of the bridge and the Princes Highway to its east are two lanes each way with a wide median and speed limit of .