The first bridge was constructed by Governor Samuel Ogle to travel between his mansion in Collington and the state capital in Annapolis.

[3] On February 4, 1817, the State of Maryland commissioned Joseph N. Stockett and James Sanders of Anne Arundel County to build a new Governor's Bridge.

[7] In October 2018, the county held a public meeting to describe six different proposals for repairing or replacing the bridge.

[8] In September 2019, the county held a public meeting to review feedback on the alternatives.

[9] As of March 2020, the Prince George's County Capital Roadway and Bridge Projects web site stated that reconstruction was still in the planning stages.