At the time of construction, because the project site (including the area along the Keihan Main Line) was a training ground for the Imperial Japanese Army (IJA) and the Army censured the construction of a bridge over the Uji-gawa River, objecting that the bridge would be an obstacle for the Army's training in bridge construction, it was decided to construct a non-pillar truss bridge.
建設当時は京阪本線沿線も含めて周囲が大日本帝国陸軍の演習地となっており、陸軍から架橋訓練の支障となる橋脚を宇治川に作ることを咎められ無橋脚橋梁を架橋することとなった。