Berwick Bridge

Prior to the construction of the stone bridge, the crossing was served by a series of wooden bridges. which were variously destroyed by flooding and military action. James Burrell became Surveyor of Works of the town in 1604, making him responsible for maintenance of the bridge. Burrell was directed by Sir William Bowyer to make estimates for repairing the bridge in June 1607, after damage attributed to an underwater earthquake. Bowyer involved two Aldermen of Berwick and wrote to Robert Cecil, 1st Earl of Salisbury of his distrust of Burrell, because of the historic corruption and abuse in the military works. Burrell noted that the 140 yard long timber portion of the existing bridge, which…

The bridge is long and wide between the parapets, with an upwards slope towards the north-eastern end. The spans are not even in length, and range between and , the longest being the penultimate span at the north-eastern end. In 1984, the A1 River Tweed Bridge opened about a mile to the west of Berwick, carrying the A1 road around the town.