In 1953 (before the independence of Ghana in 1956 from British colonial rule), the decision was made to build a bridge across the Volta River to replace the overloaded ferry service at Senchi where delays were occasionally up to a few days.

The prefabricated parts were fully welded, but almost all on-site steelwork erections were designed as bolted connections, including those of the upper and lower chord of the crescent-shaped arch.

[1] Aesthetically the arch was the perfect complement to the trough of the valley... and the silver colour proposed for the steelwork would offset the green of the hills against which it would be seen.

[1][4] The bridge was officially opened on 25 January 1957 by Kwame Nkrumah, then Prime Minister of the Gold Coast and first President of Ghana.

[5] It carries the National Route N2 and has been of tremendous help to travelers and traders who use the road to access the east and north regions of Ghana.

A trip from the northern regions of Ghana on N2 would go through the eastern corridor and finally use the Adomi Bridge to cross the Volta River.