Built between 1894 and 1896, this bridge takes its name from one of Walter Scott’s most famous works. Scott, one of Scotland’s most renowned authors, gained fame for his historical novels that not only recounted key events in Scottish history but also brought them to life by weaving in the customs, traditions, and spirit of the Scottish people, a culture often tested by repeated English attempts to reclaim the territory. His novel Waverley tells the story of a young Englishman who joins the Stuart cause alongside the Highlanders, fighting to restore the Stuart kings to the throne. Widely considered the pioneer of the historical novel, Scott was honored with this bridge bearing the name of his groundbreaking 1814 work. Spanning the gap between the New Town and the Old Town before you, it offers wonderful views of the Old Town’s quintessentially Scottish buildings rising ahead.