Clackmannanshire Council's public information board names Robert Spittal, the court tailor to James IV and Margaret Tudor and a local philanthropist, as the person probably responsible for the bridge's construction.

[2] Tullibody Old Bridge was built early in the 16th century, constructed of rubble with some ashlar[3] and was designed to impede the rapid transit of horse traffic.

The French commander Henri Cleutin improvised a bridge using timbers from the roof of the nearby Tullibody Old Kirk, and carried on from Fife to Stirling.

In that year he or his son, Alloa Master Mason Tobias Bauchop, built a new eastern arch and inserted iron ties.

[1] In January 2003, Clackmannanshire Council began restoring the Old Bridge and performed vegetation clearance, resurfacing and structural repairs to the masonry in accordance with conditions laid down by Historic Scotland.