Rothbury Bridge

Rothbury Bridge is a medieval bridge with a south arch that was rebuilt in the 16th or 17th century and widened to the east in 1759. The superstructure was replaced in the mid-20th century. The bridge is constructed of squared stone and features four segmental, almost semicircular arches. The arches are double-chamfered on the west side and have arch rings on the east side. The three northern arches each have four chamfered soffit ribs, while the southern arch and the 1759 widening have plain soffits. There are pointed cutwaters, with those on the west having canted tops. The north approach walls are flat-coped and date from the 19th century.

The date 1759 and the initials W.O. (for William Oliphant, a mason from Rothbury) are carved low on the east face of the bridge. The 20th-century concrete and steel superstructure, which extends over the cutwaters and replaces the original parapets, is not of interest.