It was built in 1608 by the architect Juan del Corral to link Lima with Rímac.

[1] It is the beginning of the jirón de la Unión, which was, in the first independent years of Peru, the most important road in the city.

[3] It was built in 1610 by the Spanish architect Juan del Corral, born in Santander, during the mandate of Viceroy Juan de Mendoza y Luna, Marquis of Montesclaros, before the progressive urbanization of the neighborhood "below the bridge" (current district of Rímac).

[3] At the entrance to the bridge, on the Cercado side, the Gate of Lima was built, a stone and brick structure, which was damaged on several occasions due to several earthquakes.

Until 1861, when the Balta Bridge was built, it was the only link between the old walled city and the north bank.