Without a doubt, Puentecillas is one of the urban elements with the greatest personality in the city of Palencia, and a key factor in the urban development of the area. It is located in a monumental environment of great interest, next to representative monuments of the city of Palencia such as the Cathedral, the church of San Miguel, or the Episcopal Palace and the bank of the Carrión itself with its other bridges, which reinforces its character as an urban generator.

Of Roman origin, its layout responds to the communication needs of the city of Pallantia and it was a fundamental enclave in the development of the road and commercial networks from the Vaccean period until the beginning of the 20th century. Thus, its construction allowed the passage from the city to the natural island of the Carrión occupied since time immemorial by the Sotillo de los Canónigos Park.
Another Black and White view of Puentecillas.

Its current structure is very altered, having undergone innumerable transformations since the 11th century. The greatest alteration was carried out in the 16th century, which defined the current lines of the bridge and made a large part of the remains of the Roman bridge disappear.

Having lost its usefulness and economic and political value as a crossroads for roads and paths to the main towns and villages of the region in Roman times and as a link and the only access route to the city from the Huertas del Obispo and Sotillo, forming part of the elements of milling exploitation from the 16th to the 18th centuries, Today it has become a public monument for leisure and enjoyment, in a recreational area located in the centre of the city, with green spaces where festivals and medieval markets are held, taking advantage of the freshness offered by the banks of the river Carrión and the banks of the Canal de Castilla.

During the 20th century, it suffered a little neglect that degraded it, the amount of plants embedded in its stones deteriorated it until it was restored at the beginning of the 21st century: its façades were cleaned, the paving was renewed and new lighting was added.