It connects the southern parts of Chittagong, Cox's Bazar, and the hilly district of Bandarban.

[4][5] It is named after Chittagong's 18th-century Islamic Saint Shah Amanat.

Construction of the bridge started in August 2006 and it was officially opened on 8 September 2010.

The project involved a cost of Taka 590 crore, including a foreign exchange component of Taka 3.72 billion provided by the Kuwait Fund.

The bridge has a 0.5 km approach road in the city end and one km approach road at the Patiya end.