Trinity College Bridge
A triple-arched stone bridge of 1764-65 carrying Trinity's Avenue across the Cam to the Fellows' Garden.
Trinity College Bridge, also called Trinity Bridge, is part of the Avenue that links the main buildings of Trinity College to the Fellows' Garden, crossing Queen's Road on the way. It is the eleventh bridge along the River Cam and the seventh on its middle stream, and it is Grade I listed.
A bridge built from an earlier one
The bridge has three arches and is made of Portland and Ketton stone. James Essex designed it, and it was built in 1764–65. Part of the stone came from the college's previous bridge, which dated from 1651–52. That bridge was itself a replacement for a still older crossing that Parliament's troops had destroyed during the Civil War.
Paid for by a bequest
The cost was met from a bequest left by Dr Francis Hooper (1694–1763), a Senior Fellow of Trinity. As a result the Hooper family's arms, with their three turrets, appear on the bridge beside Trinity's own.
Practical notes
The bridge forms part of a working college, so check Trinity's visiting arrangements before planning around it. Neighbouring crossings on the same stretch of the Backs include Clare Bridge and Garret Hostel Bridge, and St John's Bridge of Sighs lies a little further north.
Nearby
Within a few minutes' walk
