The Gillingham Road Bridge is located at the northern end of Gillingham Road.
The old bridge was a 46-year-old, 3-span, one-lane timber bridge. The bridge was in poor condition and had the following restrictions: 70% Class I, max 7000kg axle, 30km/h speed limit. The bridge served one farm and two residential houses.
The bridge is located on an old paper road that provides a connection through to State Highway 1 near Saleyards Road, Kauri. Due to the condition of the old bridge, development of the area to the north between State Highway 1 and Vinegar Hill Road was restricted. Much of this land has been zoned for residential housing but could not be developed due to the old bridge restricting suitable access.
The bridge replacement was supported by Crown funding through the Infrastructure Acceleration Fund (IAF) as part of the Springs Flat Roundabout project.