The Act of Parliament that authorised the building of a bridge was passed in 1837, and it was designed by James Slight of Edinburgh.

[3] It was rebuilt between 1839 and 1841 by William Smith of Montrose, with the piers raised by 2 feet (0.61 m) compared with the original design.

[2] The masonry used is ashlar, and the stone is a reddish sandstone quarried nearby.

[7] The bridge carries the B6404 public road across the River Tweed near St Boswells.

[9] Nearby is the Mertoun House Bridge, a suspension footbridge dating from the mid-eighteenth century.