The structure was part of the now defunct rail network Sabor line, and is now closed to both types of transit.

In the turn of the 19th century, the necessity of a new bridge above the Douro connecting the Estrada Real number 9 between the parishes of Pocinho and Miranda, in the Bragança District, arose.

The two public tenders opened by the Portuguese Government in July 1901 and May 1902 were not successful,[1] so the Government authorized its railway department, Caminhos de Ferro do Estado [pt], to negotiate the project with Empresa Industrial Portuguesa.

[3] The upper board of the bridge was opened to exploration as part of the railway Sabor line on 1911.

[5] In 2001, car traffic was closed in the lower board of the bridge due to the existence of an alternative to the crossing using the Pocinho Dam, close to the centenary bridge.