Magdalene Bridge

Beautiful bridge overlooking the canals

Lovely place to watch people punting and also restaurants are nearby

Cute bridge with a scenic view. It is sad that people graffitied it so it takes away from the aesthetic.

Beautiful bridge, always super busy due to it being a key bridge in the city centre.

Lovely place over the River Cam

A short bridge that serves as one of the major arteries in the town.

It always impressed me every time I passed on this bridge.

A lovely view.

It's a lovely place to be whether it's winter, autumn, spring or summer

Compared to other River Cam bridges, Magdalene Bridge in Cambridge isn’t a popular bridge. But, the bridge plays a vital role in the history of Cambridge city. The explicit architecture hidden underneath the eminent bridge is worth a watch or a boat ride with a Cambridge glimpse!!!During the Roman reign, the Magdalene Bridge, monikered as Cam Bridge, marked the only entrance into the city.The bridge is an illustrious link between East Anglia and London, dating back to Roman times, and it is still continued. There was a time when every route converged at this crossing point. However, the irony is the evolution of the bridge for the past centuries.The first model of the site was accomplished with wood, up until 1754, when architect James Essex re-constructed the bridge stone for the first time. However, it was rebuilt twice before that with wood.The first-ever cast iron Magdalene Bridge also called the ‘Great Bridge’, dates back to 1823 when the Norwich architect Arthur Browne designed it. The bridge was a single span of cast iron with iron railing decoration resting on ashler piers. It became a Grade II listed structure in 1969. The current Magdalene Bridge is the structure repaired and strengthened in 1982 by Browne itself.The Magdalene Bridge stands out among the first sites to cross the River Cam. It serves as a prominent role trading route and enhances the city’s survival. While punting from north to south, the bridge is followed by the Bridge of Sighs, another architectural masterpiece.