The Bridge of Sighs in Cambridge is a bridge belonging to St. John's College of Cambridge University. It was built in the 1830s and crosses the River Cam between the college's Third Court and New Court.
It is named after the Bridge of Sighs in Venice, although they have little architecturally in common beyond the fact that they are both covered. The bridge is one of Cambridge's main tourist attractions - Queen Victoria is said to have loved it more than any other spot in the city.
It is said that one morning in 1957 an Austin Mini was found suspended by rope from its arch, having been punted down the river and hoisted up by Cambridge University students.
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