Construction began in 1994 and concluded in December 2002, with a total cost of 789.9 billion won.

[1] The bridge opened temporarily in September and October 2002 for the 2002 Asian Games.

[2] The bridge made international headlines in February 2019 when a Russian cargo ship (which had just left from the Port of Busan and was heading to Vladivostok) crashed into the bridge.

As a result, a five-metre wide hole was torn into the lower part of the bi-level bridge, but there were no injuries reported.

The ship's captain was allegedly inebriated at the time of the crash, which may have contributed to the incident.