An industrial landscape scene painted in an Impressionist style, showing an arched iron railway bridge crossing a river, seen through the smoke and steam of large vessels moored at the foreground river bank. A hazy, mauve light gently silhouettes in muted blue and purple tones the scene's landmarks. Making its way across the iron bridge is a steam engine, approaching the far bank of the river on the left, which is crowned by an industrial chimney. A stone bridge can be seen further down the river with a number of small arches crossing the water. In the right foreground, the riverbank is busy with shipping activity: several figures stand on the bank next to a moored boat with heavy lifting equipment.