The westbound bridge was built in 1963 by the Minnesota Department of Transportation, and widened in 1987 with a new structure above the piers.

The eastbound bridge was built in 1988, also by the Minnesota Department of Transportation.

The former eastbound bridge was authorized in April 1942 at the beginning of World War II as a wartime construction link of Minnesota State Highway 100 to New Brighton, Minnesota.

This bridge is Minnesota's second-busiest,[2] carrying 150,000 cars per day.

There is a sidewalk on the north side of the bridge allowing pedestrians and bicyclists to cross.