Garret Hostel Bridge

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{{Infobox bridge

| name = Garret Hostel Bridge

| other_name = Orgasm Bridge

| image = File:Garret Hostel Bridge - geograph.org.uk - 548488.jpg

| caption = Garret Hostel Bridge in Cambridge, England

| mapframe-zoom = 14

| mapframe-caption = Location of Garret Hostel Bridge in Cambridge

| crosses = River Cam

| material = Prestressed concrete

| number_spans = 1

| design = arch bridge

| followed = Trinity College Bridge

| preceded = Clare College Bridge

| location = The Backs, Cambridge, England

| coordinates =

| complete = about 1960

| designer = Timothy Guy Morgan

}}

Garret Hostel Bridge, colloquially known as Orgasm Bridge,{{cite news |last1=Turner |first1=Benjamin |title=The surprising story of how Cambridge's 'Orgasm bridge' got its name |url=https://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/news/local-news/orgasm-bridge-cambridge-university-name-19316821 |work=CambridgeshireLive |date=20 November 2020 |language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210305095514/https://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/news/local-news/orgasm-bridge-cambridge-university-name-19316821|archive-date=2021-03-05}} is a foot and cycle bridge over the River Cam in Cambridge, England.

Garret Hostel Bridge is the tenth bridge overall and the sixth bridge over the River Cam's middle stream in Cambridge.{{Cite web|url=https://www.varsity.co.uk/violet/16323|title=The definitive ranking of every bridge in Cambridge|website=Varsity Online}}

The bridge is at the end of Garret Hostel Lane, which was named after a building that was acquired in 1329 by Michaelhouse, a former college of the university. {{Not a typo|Garrett}} Hostel was demolished in the 17th century.{{cite web |last1=Cruwys |first1=Liz |author1-link=Liz Cruwys |title=Michaelhouse: A Lost Cambridge College 1324–1540 |url=https://www.susannagregory.com/bonus-material/michaelhouse-a-lost-cambridge-college/ |website=Susanna Gregory}}

The first bridge was constructed in 1455. The current bridge was designed by Timothy Guy Morgan around 1960 when an undergraduate at the University of Cambridge's School of Architecture. Garret Hostel Bridge is one of three public bridges that link the city centre to The Backs; the other two are Silver Street Bridge and Magdalene Bridge.{{Cite web|url=http://www.atlasobscura.com/places/garret-hostel-bridge|title=Garret Hostel Bridge|website=Atlas Obscura}}{{Cite web|url=https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1119764|title=GARRET HOSTEL BRIDGE BETWEEN CLARE BRIDGE AND TRINITY BRIDGE ON THE CAM, Non Civil Parish - 1119764 | Historic England|website=historicengland.org.uk}}