The bridge was built upon the order of Ottoman Sultan Abdülaziz,[3] and was completed in 1866 under the supervision of the famous local builder Kostas Bekas (Greek: Κώστας Μπέκας)[1][4][7] from the nearby village Pramanta.

[5] On 3 February 1878, during the anti-Ottoman revolt of that year, Greek troops under the command of Konstantinos Kottikas defeated the Turkish garrison of the bridge and made them retreat.

[8] Between 1881 and 1912 (the First Balkan War), the bridge marked the border between the Kingdom of Greece and the Ottoman Empire, and a customs building was erected alongside it,[9] which still survives.

[10] On 29 February 1944, during the Axis Occupation of Greece, the Treaty of Plaka [el] was signed near the bridge among the armed groups of the Greek Resistance, EAM, EDES, and EKKA.

[13] The next day, Alternate Minister of Infrastructure Christos Spirtzis and representatives of the Culture Ministry travelled to the region to assess the situation and announced that it was technically feasible to restore the historic bridge.