The Bridge of Sighs in Oxford, officially known as Hertford Bridge, is a distinctive covered skyway joining two parts of Hertford College over New College Lane and is one of the city’s most iconic landmarks. It serves as a passage exclusively for college members, linking administrative offices on the south to student accommodation on the north.
 
Known as the “Bridge of Sighs” because of its supposed likeness to the Venetian original (Ponte dei Sospiri), its design is actually closer to the Rialto Bridge of Venice than to its namesake.
 
Interesting facts...
A decades-old myth claims that the bridge was once closed to Hertford College students as a fitness measure, supposedly because they were considered the heaviest among Oxford students. In truth, closing the bridge would actually result in fewer stairs for students, and there is no historical record that this ever happened.
Another persistent superstition holds that it is unlucky for students to cross the Bridge of Sighs before finishing their final exams—doing so is said to invite poor academic results