The southbound bridge was completed on July 15, 1935 as a two-lane, two-way structure carrying NY 325 from Tonawanda to Grand Island.

[4] Mr. Frank J. Offermann Sr., the former Sheriff of Erie County, owner of the Buffalo Bisons Ball Club and prominent resident of Grand Island was active in getting the bridges sanctioned.

Also in 1935 after his untimely death, Supervisor John Messmer proposed changing the name of the boulevard connecting the Grand Island Bridges to Offermann Drive;[5] however this was never done.

[citation needed] A twin bridge erected to the northeast of the original structure was opened on October 11, 1962,[8] at which time all northbound traffic was moved onto the new crossing and the 1935 span became southbound-only.

[10] In August 2019, for a duration of 13 hours, the bridges were closed to the public to be used as a filming site for A Quiet Place Part II.