영천 시내가 금호강에 의해 남북으로 분리되어 발전되자 이를 연결하는 교량이 필요하여 일찍이 영천교를 건립하게 되었다.
As Yeongcheon downtown was being developed as it was divided into north and south by the Geumhogang River, Yeongcheongyo Bridge was built earlier as a bridge was needed to connect it.