[1] The group picked the name upon a suggestion from Einstein,[2] after a bridge over the Yarkon River on the main road that connects the Tel Aviv city center and its northern neighborhoods.

[12][13] In mid-1965 Gaon quit the group to focus on his solo career and was replaced by Dudaim member Israel Gurion, with whom the trio worked on a new revue.

[22][23] After the festival the trio disbanded, with Einstein resuming his solo career and Amdurski and Gurion continuing their work as The Dudaim duo.

Towards the end of the show, which was also released as an album,[26] Einstein joined The Dudaim on stage to perform the song "Krav Harel" (Battle of Harel; Hebrew: קרב הראל) from the trio's second album,[27] and Gaon joined the trio to perform the final song of the show, with the line-up jokingly said to be The Yarkon Bridge Quartet.

Benny's Friends), which ran until 2015, performing songs from Amdurski's career, including the Yarkon Bridge Trio.