Construction required the structure to span a river delta, a notable engineering feat in Russia's Far East.
In 2008, the FESCO shipping company delivered construction materials and cement for building of the new crossing by boat from the port of Vladivostok to Lorino.
[3] The bridge opened on 2 November 2009, when the commission led by the Chief of the Department of Building, Reconstruction and Repair of Highways and Management of Highways, Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Evgeny Bessonov officially approved the structure for use by the public.
[1] The Loren Bridge is the first of a series of projects being undertaken under the guidance of Mikhail Zelensky in order to improve Chukotka's infrastructure.
Construction of a similar bridge is currently underway over the river Kukun, which was scheduled for completion in 2010.