Bridge of Sighs a translation from the Italian "Ponte dei sospiri" in the 19th century, comes from the suggestion that prisoners would sigh at their final view of beautiful Venice through the window before being taken down to their cells. In reality, the days of inquisitions and summary executions were over by the time the bridge was built, and the cells under the palace roof were occupied mostly by small-time criminals. In addition, little could be seen from inside the bridge due to the stone grills covering the windows. The name "Bridge of Sighs" has since been applied by association to other bridges
Teign Bridge been found of a sequence of bridges on this site including traces of a potentially Roman bridge, an approximately 11th century bridge, the medieval 'Red Bridge' and the 'Grey Bridge' from around the 17th century. Teign Bridge The Teign Bridge is a road bridge over the River Teign near Kingsteignton, Devon carrying the Exeter Road across the river. It has been Grade II listed since 1987. Teign Bridge is a single span bridge with a wide segmental arch. It is constructed from local grey limestone with granite voussoirs to the arch rings along with granite intrados and copping to the