The bridge is named for Christopher "Kit" Bond, the former Missouri Governor and United States Senator.

On November 14, 2007, MoDOT announced plans for a complete replacement of the Paseo Bridge.

[4] In December 2007, the Federal Aviation Administration warned that the pylon might interfere with traffic at Kansas City Downtown Airport, one mile to the west.

In August 2008, the FAA altered flight procedures at the airport to give planes more than 700 feet (210 m) of clearance above the pylon.

[6] The bridge is part of a $245 million project that upgraded an approximately 2-mile (3.2 km) section of the I-29/I-35 corridor to six lanes.