Written by John Addis from Crickhowell:

"In the 17th century, Crickhowell Bridge was believed to have had wooden piers. The county rebuilt the bridge in 1706 for the sum of £400.

During 1808, a flood destroyed the bridge and a temporary bridge was erected. Crickhowell Bridge was widened and repaired in 1809 and the builder was Benjamin James of Llangattock. The cost of the contract, with maintenance for seven years, was £2,300.

An interesting feature of the bridge is that there are twelve arches on one side and thirteen on the other. Extensive repairs were again carried out in 1928 and the builder was A J Addis, whose yard was in Bridge Street.

During the year of 1979, heavy modern day traffic caused cracks to appear in the structure. Urgent repairs were needed so a temporary bridge was erected by the side of the old bridge. The temporary bridge was called a Bailey bridge, (used by the armed forces).

When repairs were completed to Crickhowell Bridge, the "Bailey" bridge was dismantled and taken to replace the old toll bridge between Gilwem and Glangrwyney. This was a privately owned toll bridge and was later taken over by the county and the tolls were then taken off. The bridge is still known as the halfpenny bridge."

Written by John Addis from Crickhowell.