Bridge Street, Cambridge

{{Short description|Street in Cambridge, England}}

{{Other places|Bridge Street (disambiguation){{!}}Bridge Street}}

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Bridge Street is a historic street in the north of central Cambridge, England.[http://www.cambridge.gov.uk/public/pdfs/Bridge%20Street.pdf Bridge Street] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927074223/http://www.cambridge.gov.uk/public/pdfs/Bridge%20Street.pdf |date=27 September 2011 }}, Cambridge City Council, England.[http://www.cambridgeonline.co.uk/streets/Bridge_Street/ Bridge Street], [http://www.cambridgeonline.co.uk/ Cambridge Online]. It runs between Magdalene Street[http://www.cambridge.gov.uk/ccm/content/policy-and-projects/recent-projects.en Recent Projects: Bridge Street and Magdalene Street]{{dead link|date=July 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, Cambridge City Council, England. at the junction with Thompson's Lane to the northwest and Sidney Street at the junction with Jesus Lane to the southeast. Bridge Street used to continue over the Great Bridge on the River Cam, hence the name, but this part is now known as Magdalene Street after Magdalene College, which fronts onto the street.[http://www.magdalenestreet.co.uk/id1.html History — The Original 'Gateway to Cambridge'] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080915014003/http://www.magdalenestreet.co.uk/id1.html |date=15 September 2008 }}, [http://www.magdalenestreet.co.uk/ Magdalene Street, Cambridge website] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081015231634/http://www.magdalenestreet.co.uk/ |date=15 October 2008 }}.

Leading off the street to the south is St John's Street. Also to the southwest is St John's College, one of the largest University of Cambridge colleges.

The Holy Sepulchre, commonly known as The Round Church, is a Norman church on the corner of Bridge Street and Round Church Street, opposite St John's Street. It was built around 1130, inspired by the original church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem.{{cite web|url=http://www.sacred-destinations.com/england/cambridge-round-church.htm|title=Round Church, Cambridge|publisher=Sacred Destinations|accessdate=2009-03-19}}

Another church, St Clement's Church, is on the corner with Thompson's Lane.[http://www.cambridge2000.com/cambridge2000/html/0006/P6081176.html St Clement's Church], [http://www.cambridge2000.com/ Cambridge 2000].

The courts behind the triangle formed by Bridge Street, St John’s Street, and the narrow All Saints Passage to the south survive in layout from the original Medieval city centre.

The Hawks' Club, a members-only gentlemen's club for sportsmen at Cambridge University, founded in 1872, is located at 18 Portugal Place, a cul-de-sac northeast off Bridge Street.