Due to alterations to the project, construction was delayed, but work resumed on January 10, 2012, and the opening took place on October 26, 2015.

The bridge carries one lane of traffic in each direction.

[3] In the past, access to the town of Ağın from the city of Elazığ was provided by the Karamağara Bridge, an ancient Roman arch bridge situated about 10 km (6.2 mi) from the town.

The historic bridge was dismantled, and its ashlar masonry was moved to the Elazığ Museum before the Keban Dam was completed and its reservoir created in 1974.

For a period of about 40 years following the establishment of the reservoir, the town was disconnected from the provincial center, and was accessible only by ferry boats across the lake.