The provost, Hugues Aubriot, was charged with overseeing the project, which was funded by the king.

As was common in the Middle Ages, the bridge's sides were quickly filled with houses.

During the 1407–1408 winter, one of the longest and most severe known in the Middle Ages, ice carried by the frozen Seine hit the bridge, causing it to collapse, together with its houses.

Due to France's difficulties in the Hundred Years' War, the bridge was immediately rebuilt in wood.

[1] The work started in 1617 and was completed in 1623, using foundations similar to the ones used in the Rialto Bridge and the Pont des Boucheries.

[1] Built with four spans in the form of circular arcs, the roadway sloped up to the center of the bridge with a grade of over 6%.