es , ▁dates ▁from ▁the ▁ 1 8 th ▁century ▁and ▁was ▁designed ▁by ▁Thomas ▁Harrison . ▁Sub st ant ial ▁work ▁was ▁carried ▁out ▁in ▁ 1 7 9 5 – 1 7 9 7 ▁by ▁Thomas ▁Sy kes , ▁County ▁Survey or ▁of ▁Br id ges ▁for ▁Derby shire , ▁at ▁a ▁cost ▁of ▁ ▁£ 3 , 5 5 0 . ▁ ▁The ▁bridge ▁today ▁The ▁bridge ▁is ▁unders ized ▁for ▁modern ▁traffic ▁and ▁is ▁scarcely ▁two - lane ▁for ▁cars ▁at ▁several ▁points . ▁Though ▁there ▁is ▁a ▁weight ▁limit ▁of ▁ 7 . 5 ▁t onnes , ▁the ▁walls ▁of ▁the ▁bridge ▁often ▁take ▁damage ▁from ▁traffic . ▁ ▁Local ▁leg ends ▁The ▁bridge ▁is ▁subject ▁to ▁several ▁local ▁leg ends . ▁It ▁is ▁supposed ▁to ▁be ▁ha unted ▁by ▁the ▁g hosts ▁of ▁the ▁two ▁Bell am ont ▁Sister s ▁that ▁constructed ▁the ▁bridge . ▁O thers ▁have ▁alleg ed ▁the ▁bridge ▁is ▁ha unted ▁by ▁Bon ny ▁Prince ▁Charlie ' s ▁troops . ▁ ▁The ▁most ▁commonly ▁reported ▁phenomen on ▁is ▁the ▁sound ▁of ▁horses ▁approaching ▁at ▁speed ▁when ▁there ▁is ▁nothing ▁about . ▁ ▁The ▁bridge ▁is ▁also ▁subject ▁to ▁a ▁local ▁legend ▁which ▁says ▁that ▁the ▁river ▁must ▁claim ▁ 3 ▁lives ▁every ▁year ▁in ▁order ▁for ▁it ▁to ▁be ▁' p ac ified '. ▁The ▁bridge ▁is ▁a ▁local ▁accident ▁black - spot , ▁with ▁ 1 5 ▁reported ▁road - tra ffic ▁acc idents ▁between ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁and ▁