The New Student's Reference Work/Bridge of Sighs, The

Bridge of Sighs, The, leads from the palace of the Doge of Venice to the prisons, whence comes its name. The bridge dates as far back as the close of the sixteenth century. Byron refers to it in Childe Harold. The bridge is covered above and at the sides, is handsomely built, and divided into two passages for going and returning. The name has been transferred to a bridge in New York City which connects the Tombs jail with the court of justice.