The bridge was originally built during the 16th century Ottoman rule, destroyed in the 1993 conflict, and was later overhauled and rebuilt with funding from the World Bank, UNESCO, the Aga Khan Trust for Culture and the World Monuments Fund.
Most je originalno izgrađen tokom otomanske vladavine u 16. veku, uništen je u sukobu 1993, a kasnije popravljen i obnovljen finansijskim sredstvima Svetske banke, UNESKO-a, Fondacije Age Kana za kulturu i Svetskog fonda za spomenike.