The bridge was built as part of an expressway from southwest China's Chongqing Municipality to Changsha.

[3] With a main span of 1,146 metres (3,760 ft) and a deck height of 336 metres (1,102 ft),[4] as of 2013[update], it is the thirteenth-highest bridge in the world and the world's nineteenth-longest suspension bridge.

[7] Construction on the Aizhai Bridge began in October 2007 and was completed by the end of 2011, ahead of schedule.

[10] The bridge was built with the assistance of a $208 million loan from the Asian Development Bank; the total project cost was $610 million, which included 64 kilometres (40 mi) of expressway construction (two thirds of which comprised bridge and tunnel) and upgrades to 129 kilometres (80 mi) of local roads.

[11][12] In September 2012, the Aizhai Bridge was the site of an international BASE jumping festival that included more than 40 jumpers from 13 countries.