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The view from the Bridge of Sighs was the last view of Venice that convicts saw before their imprisonment. The bridge's English name was bestowed by Lord Byron in the 19th century as a translation from the Italian "Ponte dei sospiri", [2] [3] from the suggestion that prisoners would sigh at their final view of beautiful Venice through the window before being taken down to their cells.
The Bridge of Sighs in Cambridge, England is a stone covered bridge at St John's College, Cambridge. It was built in 1831 and crosses the River Cam between the college's Third Court and New Court. The architect was Henry Hutchinson .
The following is a list and brief history of the bridges in Cambridge, England, principally those over the River Cam of which there are 26 (as of 2021).. The River Cam enters Cambridge from the south west of the city and heads north past many of the historic colleges of the University of Cambridge along the open area known as The Backs.
Bridge of Sighs (Cambridge) Kitchen Bridge Trinity College Bridge: ... Pages in category "Bridges across the River Cam" The following 16 pages are in this category ...
Name Image Built Listed Location County Type 12 Mile Road–Kalamazoo River Bridge: 1920 1999-12-22 Marshall: Calhoun: Concrete arch 23 Mile Road–Kalamazoo River Bridge
The bridge is often referred to as the Bridge of Sighs because of its supposed similarity to the better known Bridge of Sighs in Venice. There is a false legend saying that many decades ago, a survey of the health of students was taken, and as Hertford College's students were the heaviest, the college closed off the bridge to force them to take ...
The Bridge of Sighs in Chester is a crossing that originally led from the Northgate gaol, across the Chester Canal, to a chapel in the Bluecoat School. It was built to allow condemned prisoners to receive the last rites before their execution without risk of escape. [ 1 ]
MI-27: Bridge Street Bridge Replaced Reinforced concrete closed-spandrel arch: 1904 1988 Bridge Street Grand River: Grand Rapids: Kent: MI-28: Dehmel Road Bridge Replaced Pratt truss: 1907 1980 Dehmel Road Cass River: Frankenmuth: Saginaw