This bridge spanning the Panj River connecting Tajikistan and Afghanistan was opened on 26 August 2007. The two lane bridge cost approximately $40 million, was financed by US Army Corps of Engineers and was designed and constructed by an Italian company, Rizzani de Eccher S.p.A..
Tajik President Emomali Rahmon and Afghan President Hamid Karzai were joined by US Secretary of Commerce Carlos Gutierrez at the opening ceremony.