Mojeongyo is an arch bridge illustrating the traditional Daecheong (main floored room) style. In old times, it was referred to as the 'Mojeon' that 'Gwajeon,' a fruit street, was paddling along. Therefore, the name of this bridge originated on this idea, since the bridge was located nearby that Mojeon. In addition, it has also been known as Mojeondari, Mojeongyo, or Mogyo. It was originally constructed as a stone bridge when it was developed with stonework in the western stream of Jongmyo (the ancestral shrine to the royal family), with wooden-work to the east in the 12th year of the Taejong Era. During those times, it was called 'Sinhwa-bangdong-gugyo,' but recorded as being known as Mojeongyo in the 'Doseong-samgun-bungyeji-do (map),' made out during the Yeongjo Era.