The bridge was built in 1956, replacing the former chain-stayed King Alexander Bridge (built by a joint venture of Gutehoffnungshütte and Société de Construction des Batignolles) that was opened on 16 December 1934 and blown up in 1941.
A new bridge was erected in 1956, supplanting the earlier King Alexander Bridge, a chain-stayed structure built by Gutehoffnungshütte and Société de Construction des Batignolles, which opened on December 16, 1934 and was subsequently destroyed in 1941.