Bridges were first mentioned in 1777. Since its establishment, it belonged to the estate of the Grand Duke of Lithuania of Valkininkai. During the time of slavery, it was a royal village, not having a mortgage, but paying tribute to the estate in money. In 1848, there were 6 half-timbered homesteads and an inn. At the end of the 19th century, Bridges was the center of the district in Valkininkai parish. At the beginning of the 20th century, a water mill stood on the bank of the Geluža River, which ground grain and groats, and housed a wool carding mill, a mill for making flour, a dyeing mill, and a sawmill. In 1968–1971, after the stream was re-dammed, a large pond was formed.
In 1920–1939, the village was occupied by Poland. The Tiltai eldership was established, belonging to the Valkininkai rural municipality of Vilnius-Trakai county, and a branch of the St. Casimir Society operated there. After World War II, Lithuanian partisans operated in the vicinity of Tiltai. During the Soviet era, the village was the central settlement of the Tiltai collective farm, and in 1975–1988 it was the center of the Liepāny district.