Garret Hostel Bridge
Garret Hostel Bridge is the tenth bridge overall and the sixth river Cam bridge on its middle stream in Cambridge.[1] The first bridge there was constructed in 1455 and its name was derived from the nearby Garret Hostel. The recent bridge designed Timothy Guy Morgan around 1960, then an undergraduate at the School of Architecture. Garret Hostel Bridge is one of 3 public bridges, the other two are Silver Street Bridge and Magdalene Bridge.[2] [3]
Garret Hostel Bridge | |
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| Coordinates | 52°12′21″N 0°06′50″E |
| Crosses | River Cam |
| Locale | The Backs, Cambridge |
| Preceded by | Clare College Bridge |
| Followed by | Trinity College Bridge |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | arch bridge |
| Material | Prestressed concrete |
| No. of spans | 1 |
| History | |
| Designer | Timothy Guy Morgan |
| Construction end | about 1960 |
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See also
- List of bridges in Cambridge
- Template:River Cam map
References
- "The definitive ranking of every bridge in Cambridge". Varsity Online.
- "Garret Hostel Bridge". Atlas Obscura.
- "GARRET HOSTEL BRIDGE BETWEEN CLARE BRIDGE AND TRINITY BRIDGE ON THE CAM, Non Civil Parish - 1119764 | Historic England". historicengland.org.uk.
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