The bridge was built in 1987 by the NP Melnikov Central Research and Design Institute of Building Metal Structures.

[4][5] On 23 March 2022, due to the Siege of Chernihiv by the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine the Kyiv Bridge for vehicle traffic was destroyed.

For the subsequent for 2 weeks, the only option to leave the city across the Desna was the pedestrian bridge, so people set out on foot to get to Anisov and Kulykivka through fields.

"(Ukrainian: З огляду на це було прийняте спільне із Чернігівською ОДА рішення максимально обмежити рух цим мостом.

Транспортний рух заборонений, лише піший перехід)" As an exception, cars with the most necessary things for the defenders of Chernihiv were allowed.