Bridge of Sighs (disambiguation)
Bridge of Sighs is a bridge in Venice. Bridge of Sighs may also refer to:
Arches, bridges and buildings
Europe
- Bridge of Sighs (Cambridge), a bridge in Cambridge, England
- Bridge of Sighs (Chester), a bridge in Chester, England
- Bridge of Sighs (Oxford), a bridge in Oxford, England
- Långholmsbron, a bridge in Stockholm, Sweden
- Römer (Frankfurt am Main), a bridge in Frankfurt am Main, Germany
- The Bridge of Sighs (Seufzerbrücke), at the Römer, a medieval building in Frankfurt am Main, Germany
- Bridge of Sighs, an uncovered bridge in Glasgow, Scotland from the Cathedral to the Necropolis
North America
- Bridge of Sighs, a bridge in the Santa Barbara County Courthouse, Santa Barbara, California
- Bridge of Sighs, the Virginia Street Bridge in Reno, Nevada, known for being the place where newly-divorced women coming from the Washoe County Courthouse would toss their wedding rings into the Truckee River
- It was the inspiration for a bridge constructed in 1884 between the Allegheny County Courthouse and the old county jail in downtown Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States, which has been deemed a National Historic Landmark
- Bridge of Sighs, a bridge that connected The Tombs with the Criminal Courts Building in New York City, U.S.
- Bridge of Sighs, one of the few natural arches in the Grand Canyon that is visible from the Colorado River (at mile 35.6, approx 57.3 km on the right); it is located in Redwall limestone and has a span of 4 metres (15 feet) and a height of 9 metres (30 feet).
- Bridge of Sighs, a bridge at The Venetian in Las Vegas
The Bridge of Sighs, the Queensboro bridge connecting New York Cities Boroughs of Manhattan and Queens. So called because Manhattans dead were taken across the bridge for interment in Queens
South America
- Puente de los Suspiros ("Bridge of Sighs" in Spanish), a bridge in the Barranco District, Lima, Peru
Art, entertainment, and media
Literature
- Bridge of Sighs (novel), a novel by Richard Russo
- "The Bridge of Sighs" (poem), a poem by Thomas Hood
- Bridge of Sighs, a novel by Jane Lane
- The Bridge of Sighs, a novel by Olen Steinhauer
- Le pont des soupirs (The Bridge of Sighs), a novel by Michel Zevaco
- Bridge of Sighs: Chelsea's 1996-97 Season, a book by Steven Downes
Music
- Bridge of Sighs (album), an album by Robin Trower, or the title song
- Le pont des soupirs (The Bridge of Sighs), an opéra bouffe, or operetta, by Jacques Offenbach
- "Bridge Of Sighs", a 1900 song written by James Thornton
- "Bridge of Sighs", 2008 cover of the Robin Trower song by Opeth off of Watershed
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