•     Introduction
•     Berwick-upon-Tweed    to Coldstream
  •     Mouth of the Tweed
  •     Berwick Bridge
  •     Royal Tweed Bridge
  •     Royal Border Bridge
  •     Berwick A1 Bridge
  •     Union Bridge, Horncliffe
  •     Ladykirk and Norham Bridge
  •     Coldstream Bridge
•     Coldstream to   Leaderfoot
  •     Hunter's Bridge Kelso
  •     Kelso Bridge
  •     Mertoun House Footbridge
  •     Mertoun Bridge
  •     Dryburgh Footbridge
  •     Drygrange Bridge, Leaderfoot
  •     Drygrange Old Bridge, Leaderfoot
  •     Leaderfoot Viaduct
•     Leaderfoot to   Walkerburn
  •     Gattonside Suspension Bridge
  •     Melrose Bridge
  •     Redbridge Viaduct, Tweedbank
  •     Galafoot Bridge, Galashiels
  •     New A7 Tweed Bridge
  •     Tweed Bridge, Sunderland Hall
  •     Yair Bridge
  •     Low Peel Bridge
  •     Walkerburn Bridge
•     Walkerburn to   Peebles
  •     Innerleithen Railway Bridge
  •     Tweed Bridge, Innerleithen
  •      Cardrona Bridge
  •     Cardrona Railway Bridge
  •     Kailzie Bridge
  •     Priorsford Footbridge, Peebles
  •     Tweed Bridge, Peebles
  •     Fotheringham Footbridge, Peebles
  •     Neidpath Viaduct
•     Peebles to Patervan
  •     Manor Bridge
  •     Lyne Footbridge
  •     Stobo Bridge
  •     Dawyck Mill Bridge
  •     Crownhead Bridge
  •     Merlindale Bridge, Drumelzier
  •     Easter Stanhope Bridge
  •     Patervan Bridge
•     Patervan to Tweed   Source
  •     Polmood Bridge
  •     Hearthstane Bridge
  •     Glenrusco Pipe Bridge
  •     Carlow's Bridge, Tweedsmuir
  •     Hawkshaw Bridge
  •     Grange Hill Bridge
  •     Fingland Bridge
  •     Tweedshaws Bridge
  •     Tweed Source
•     Former Bridges and   Fords
•     Reference
•     Links
•     Bridges On The Tyne
•     Bridges on the   Derwent
•     Bridges on the Tees
•     Bridges on the   Coquet
•     Bridges on the   Wansbeck
•     Bridges on the Blyth
•     Bridges on the Aln
•     Bridges on the Wear

MERTOUN HOUSE FOOTBRIDGE

Mertoun House near St Boswells has gardens which open to the public from April to September and the footbridge spans the Tweed to the west of the house. A suspension bridge with steps at either end it is reached down a steep slope from the estate and gives access to fields on the south side. It was built by John M. Henderson and Co. Aberdeen. Further east is Old Mertoun Bridge of C18 giving access to an island in the Tweed but it does not span the full width of the river (see bottom picture).

A notice on the bridge states that 'Persons using this bridge do so entirely at their own risk and the proprietors accept no responsibility for any injury which might be occasioned thereby'.The gardens are extensive and date from 1705. The house is not open to the public.

 Mertoun House Footbridge