This historic bridge spans the Higashi-Yokobori River and is said to have existed since the Toyotomi period, as its name appears in maps such as the "Osaka no Jin Ezu." The area around the west end of the bridge has been home to many money exchange shops since the mid-Edo period, thriving as a financial center. It was subsequently replaced by a new bridge along the Kyobashi-cho road, hence the name "Imabashi." At the time, it was large for a town bridge, measuring 75.8 meters long and 5.5 meters wide. A ferry bound for Amagasaki also departed from the base of the bridge. It has suffered repeated fire damage and was rebuilt with wooden girders and iron piles during the Meiji period. In 1924, it was rebuilt as a magnificent bridge, measuring 70.4 meters long and 8.4 meters wide, with three spans of Gerber-type steel girders and cast iron for lighting and parapets. However, the cast iron was apparently consigned during the war. The current bridge was rebuilt in 1994, but the lighting and railings were designed based on the original bridge.