[3] Si-o-se-pol was built between 1599 and 1602,[4] under the reign of Abbas the Great, the fifth shah of Safavid Iran.

It was constructed under the supervision of Allahverdi Khan Undiladze, the commander-in-chief of the armies, who was of Georgian origin, and was also named after him.

[5][6] The bridge served particularly as a connection between the mansions of the elite, as well as a link to the city's vital Armenian neighborhood of New Julfa.

[1] In years of drought (2000–02 and 2013), the river was dammed upstream to provide water for Yazd province.

[4] The interior of Si-o-se-pol was originally decorated with paintings, which were often described by travelers as erotic.