It is located on the proposed Kampala–Jinja Expressway, approximately 77.5 kilometres (48 mi), by road, east of Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city.

[10] The road crossing at Jinja is of national and regional significance because it is part of the "Northern Corridor", a highway across east and central Africa linking the Indian Ocean at Mombasa, Kenya, to the Atlantic Ocean at Matadi, Democratic Republic of the Congo.

[18] As of August 2017, the construction was 40 percent complete, according to the bridge contractors, as reported by The Observer (Uganda).

[19] Other infrastructure developments associated with the new bridge, include a “roadside station” or service centre on the Jinja side, which will host a restaurant, supermarket, public toilets, and an exhibition area.

The station will also accommodate a chamber for bridge maintenance, security and an emergency response unit.

[20][21] The bridge was commissioned on 17 October 2018 by the President of Uganda Yoweri Kaguta Museveni to national acclaim.