The St. Elmo Bridge was originally built when Malta was under the British rule. The bridge was part of the breakwater project and it was declared complete in 1910, taking 7 years and 500 men to finish. This bridge gave access to the breakwater, however it was destroyed during the Second World War by the Italian Navy. On 2011 the bridge was redesigned and modelled on the destroyed Victorian bridge while still keeping some of its features.