Magdalene Street

For the street in Oxford, see Magdalen Street.

Magdalene Street, looking north from the bridge
Cambridge Quayside and Magdalene Bridge viewed from the boardwalk, with the tower of St John's College New Court in the background
View of Magdalene College, looking across the River Cam just north of Magdalene Street at Magdalene Bridge

Magdalene Street is a street in the north of central Cambridge, England.[1][2] It runs between Castle Street, by Castle Hill, at the junction with Northampton Street and Chesterton Lane, then Chesterton Road (the A1303), to the northwest and Bridge Street at the junction with Thompson's Lane to the southeast.[3]

The road straddles the River Cam on Magdalene Bridge (built 1823), just south of Magdalene College (hence the name) and just north of St John's College, one of the largest University of Cambridge colleges. Magdalene Bridge or the Great Bridge is on the site of the original bridge that gave 'Cambridge' its name.

  1. ^ Magdalene Street, Cambridge Online.
  2. ^ Magdalene Street / Northampton Street Archived 2012-02-22 at the Wayback Machine, Cambridge City Council, England.
  3. ^ Recent Projects: Bridge Street and Magdalene Street[permanent dead link], Cambridge City Council, England.