The bridge's construction was authorised on October 5, 1959,[2] and was completed on December 1961 as the second bridge to be adapted to the road network of the city, connecting Abancay Avenue with Hualgayoc street (the first was Saint Rose Bridge, which connected Tacna Avenue with Jirón Virú). Its construction was overseen by engineer Eduardo Gallo Deza,[1] and carried out by construction firm Ocampo y Cía, S.A. following AASHO regulations, costing about S/. 15,309,576 in total.[2]
The bridge is made up of two nine-metre lanes separated by a curb and is prepared to withstand a load of up to 36 tons on each traffic line.[1] It follows an almost straight line, with a curvature of 25 degrees considering the river's natural path and passes over the railway of the Ferrocarril Central Andino.[2]
It has a total length of 356 metres, of which 58 correspond to the right-side access and 113 m to the left-side's, with the span measured at 185 m. The span between the bridge's abutments is divided in five parts with four piers measured at 37 metres long.[2] The bridge's total width is measured at 23 metres, divided into two nine-metre vehicle lanes and two pedestrian lanes, 2.35 metres long. The curb's length is half a metre long.[2]
The bridge reaches a total height of seven metres above the river, and its aluminum railings and lighting system are identical to the ones used at neighbouring St. Rose bridge.[2]