GILBERTON’S historic swing bridge will be in use again, at least temporarily, within days.

The 94-year-old bridge was closed four weeks ago for repair work.

However Walkerville Council’s infrastructure manager, Matthew Romaine, says the bridge over the Torrens will be reopened by Monday at the “absolute latest”.

He says council has been waiting on a part needed to fix the bridge which has now arrived.

The long-term future of the heritage-listed bridge remains uncertain, despite the current maintenance work.

The bridge is deemed to have rusty joints and to be in need of a major overhaul.

Joint owners Walkerville Council and Norwood, Payneham and St Peter’s Council will need to make a decision on whether to close the bridge, or turn it into an outdoor museum piece.

Background: Why it was closed in the first place

The concern is that even if costly works are taken to spruce up the Adelaide icon, it still may not bring it up to Australian Standards.

A property developer built the bridge at the end of Severn St, Gilberton so St Peters residents could cross the river to catch the Walkerville tram to the city in the 1920s.