The first bridge on the site was constructed out of laminated timber in 1848 to carry the Morecambe Harbour and Railway Company's new railway, linking the adjoining Lancaster Green Ayre railway station to Morecambe Harbour.
After the closure of the railway in 1966, the Greyhound Bridge was converted for use by road traffic, and since being re-opened in 1972 now serves in excess of 20,000 northbound vehicles a day.