• The Mathematical Bridge is a wooden footbridge in the southwest of central Cambridge, England. It bridges the River Cam about one hundred feet northwest of Silver Street...
  • It has been said that bridge is “mathematical” because it is so perfectly engineered that it is the arrangement of the timbers that keeps it in place.
  • The Mathematical Bridge is one of the most recognisable landmarks in Cambridge and a Footprints favourite!
  • A more recent myth from around 2018 suggests a connection between the Mathematical Bridge and a self-supporting bridge designed by Leonardo da Vinci.
  • The Mathematical Bridge can be viewed quite easily from the River Cam, especially if you are on a punting tour or do it yourself.
  • The Mathematical Bridge is a wooden footbridge across the River Cam, connecting the old and new parts of Queens' College in Cambridge.
  • There’s a charming myth that the Mathematical Bridge was designed by Sir Isaac Newton and built without nails.
  • The most recognised bridge on The Backs in Cambridge; The Queens’ College Mathematical Bridge is famed as an example of a perfect bridge...
  • The earliest discovered use of the term Mathematical Bridge in relation to the bridge at Queens’ was in A Guide through the University of Cambridge , of 1803...
  • The famed Mathematical Bridge is a wooden footbridge structure on The Backs of Cambridge, which crosses the River Cam, and connects the old and new...