The original bridge raised in 1870 was rebuilt in 1953 after being bombed during World War II. In recent years the amount of traffic crossing it was limited due to the bridge's poor condition. Fixing this connection between Germany and Poland could no longer be put off.

The bridge was finished in a record time of only ten months and was closed to traffic for only two months. The ribbon cutting took place in December last in the presence of leading personalities from the political sphere.