Victoria Bridge is a single-arch road bridge across the

River Cam The River Cam () is the main river flowing through Cambridge in eastern England. After leaving Cambridge, it flows north and east before joining the River Great Ouse to the south of Ely, at Pope's Corner. The total distance from Cambridge to ...

Cambridge Cambridge ( ) is a university city and the county town in Cambridgeshire, England. It is located on the River Cam approximately north of London. As of the 2021 United Kingdom census, the population of Cambridge was 145,700. Cambridge bec ...

England England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to its north. The Irish Sea lies northwest and the Celtic Sea to the southwest. It is separated from continental Europe b ...

.Nicolas Janberg
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It carries Victoria Avenue. Immediately to the north is

Chesterton Road Chesterton Road (part of the A1303) is a road in the north of Cambridge, England.Chest ...

and a major junction with Victoria Road and

Milton Road Milton Road is an arterial road in Brisbane, Australia. It is currently signed as State Route 32 for its entire length. Milton Road is a major corridor for traffic between the Brisbane central business district and the western suburbs. It car ...

. The bridge was built in 1889–90 to connect the then village of Chesterton (now a suburb) to the north with Cambridge to the south. At the same time, Victoria Avenue was constructed to the south, dividing

Jesus Green Jesus Green is a park in the north of central Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, north of Jesus College. Jesus Ditch runs along the southern edge Jesus Green. On the northern edge of Jesus Green is the River Cam, with Chesterton Road (the ...

to the west from

Midsummer Common Midsummer Common is an area of common land in Cambridge, England. It lies northeast of the city centre on the south bank of the River Cam. The common borders the River Cam and houseboats are often moored on the common's bank. The boathouses ...

to the east. The foundation stone was laid by Frederic Wace, the

mayor of Cambridge The office of Mayor of Cambridge was created following the granting of a charter by King John in 1207 to the town of Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England. The charter gave the burgesses of the town the right to elect their own mayors in place of th ...

, on 4 November 1889 and the bridge was officially opened by Wace on 11 December 1890. The bridge was rebuilt for strengthening in 1992.

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{{coord, 52.21334, N, 0.12572, E, type:landmark_region:GB, display=title, format=dms Bridges completed in 1890 Bridges across the River Cam Bridges in Cambridge

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