Built for the North British Railway as part of the Waverley Line from Carlisle to Edinburgh it closed in 1969. It crosses in an east-west direction and is built of red sandstone and is sometimes called the Redbridge or Tweed Viaduct, Galafoot. It is Category B Listed.
Tweedbank is to be the terminus of the projected Borders Railway from Edinburgh largely following the route of the old Waverley Line. The Borders Railway opened for passengers on 6 September 2015.