[4] The bridge consists of two spans that forms a 5.6 km (3.5 mi) long continuous highway connecting the east and west banks of the Dnieper at Zaporizhzhia.

The state declined to implement it in the 12th Five-Year Plan due to environmental concerns related to the ecology of Khortytsia Island.

In 2010, 6 years after the start of construction, the government approved amendments to the project which increased the planned length of the bridge by 80 meters.

As a result of the design change, the projected opening of the bridge postponed to 2013 and the cost of construction increased to 5.3 billion Hryvnia ($664 million).

[9] Within a year of the cost revision, the project resumed and construction of a new bridge in Zaporizhzhia and the state provided an additional 250 million Hryvnia in funding.

Activists erected a sign on the east bank portion of the structure with an appeal to the Ministry of Infrastructure of Ukraine to complete the construction.

[16] The Ministry of Infrastructure of Ukraine estimated that the completion of the new New Zaporizhzhia Dniper Bridge would cost a total of 12 billion Hryvnia.

In 2020, as part of the national "Great Construction" program initiated by the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky, work again began on the bridge.

By the end of July, the installation of the last sixth bridge deck section weighing 700 tons and spanning 80 meters long was completed.

By October 2021, most sections of the bridge deck connecting the two banks of the Dnieper River were completed and work began to install the cables.

[22] The Road Service of Ukraine implemented a project of architectural decoration of pylons, cables and other elements of the bridge with modern and bright LED lighting in the national colors.

On 24 December 2020, the bridge was opened to westbound traffic, leading from Khortytskyi District to the island Khortytsya, across the river Dnieper.

[27] In January 2022, residents of Zaporizhzhia joined a flash mob called "Living Chain" on the occasion of the Day of Unity of Ukraine.

[31][32] Construction is ongoing with a contractual expectation that both bridge spans must be completed by 2024 according to Andriy Ivko, Deputy Head of Ukravtodor.