Located some 6 km from the city centre, the bridge spans the small mountain River Besletka, and dates back to the late 12th century.

A contemporary inscription in the early Georgian asomtavruli alphabet reads: "Christ the Lord, glorify in every possible way in both lives."

An engraved cross and the Greek Τ have survived in the lower part of the left pillar of the bridge.

A stone stele with Georgian inscriptions stood at the head of the bridge, but was lost during the War in Abkhazia early in the 1990s.

In the vicinity of the bridge are ruins of medieval defense towers, a testimony to strategic importance of the locality.