圣約翰大學于1934年建成學堂橋，1950年大修，1967年拆除。1980年，在學堂橋原址側新建鋼筋混凝土新橋，取名校園橋。2001年重新修建成現在的鋼板橋，2009年更名為華政橋。

華政橋是蘇州河上唯一一座用單位名稱命名的橋，她連接著華政蘇州河兩岸的校區。

As the only bridge named after an entity on the Suzhou River, the ECUPL Bridge connects ECUPL’s Changning campus on both sides of the river.

1950年，學堂橋因年久失修，損壞幾至倒塌，校方于年初籌得捐款，由土木工程系對木橋作了大修，用鋼骨混凝土置換了原先的中孔木梁，橋面仍照原樣鋪以橫木，動工三月后建成。

1967年，學堂橋因年久失修和蘇州河水位提高而被拆除。1980年10月，華東政法學院在橋西北側（樹人堂北隅）興建鋼筋混凝土新橋，橋長44.6米，寬4.3米，取名校園橋。2001年9月，因校園橋橋面水泥脫落露出鋼筋，過橋時橋面有晃動感，學校又重新修建了現在的鋼板橋。2008年，為迎接世博會，橋扶手、臺階以及橋面又進行了修繕。2009年更名為華政橋。

In 1950, St. John’s Bridge was damaged and almost collapsed due to ageing. The university raised funds to have the wooden bridge overhaul by the Department of Civil Engineering. The original mid-span wooden beams were replaced with steel reinforced concrete and the bridge deck would still be paved with crossbars as before. The construction was completed three months later.

In 1967, St. John’s Bridge was demolished due to years of disrepair and the elevation of water level of the Suzhou River. In October, 1980, East China Institute of Politics and Law built a new reinforced concrete bridge on the northwest side of the site of the bridge (the north corner of Shuren Hall). The new bridge was 44.6 meters long and 4.3 meters wide, named as the Campus Bridge. In September, 2001, the university rebuilt the present steel-structured bridge because the cement on the bridge deck fell off and exposed the reinforcing bars, and people felt the bridge shaky when crossing it. In 2008, in preparation for the World Expo, the university renovated the handrails, steps and deck of the bridge and renamed it “the ECUPL Bridge” in 2009.