It carries a minor road across the River Eden, linking the parishes of Dairsie to the north and Kemback to the south.

[1] There was an earlier bridge at Dairsie, as it is recorded that King James IV crossed it on his way from St Andrews to Stirling in 1496.

[2] Nearby Dairsie Castle had been a property of the archbishops of St Andrews until the early 16th century.

The Eden flows under the two southern arches, and cutwaters project from the bridge's piers.

[2] Only minor alterations, to the parapets and approaches, have been carried out since the bridge's construction.