Editing Bridge of Sighs (section)

==In culture==
Numerous other bridges around the world have been nicknamed after the Bridge of Sighs — see [[Bridge of Sighs (disambiguation)]].

The 1861 opera ''[[Le pont des soupirs]]'' ("The Bridge of Sighs") by [[Jacques Offenbach]] has the name of the bridge as a title.

The Bridge of Sighs features heavily in the plot of the 1979 film ''[[A Little Romance]]''. One of the characters tells of a tradition that if a couple kiss in a gondola beneath the Bridge of Sighs in Venice at sunset while the church bells toll, they will be in love forever.

''[[Bridge of Sighs (Robin Trower album)|Bridge of Sighs]]'' is the title of the second solo studio album released in April 1974 by English rock guitarist and songwriter, [[Robin Trower]].

A Bridge of Sighs is mentioned in the opening line of “[[Itchycoo Park]]” by the [[Small Faces]].

[[Marillion]], an English [[progressive rock]] band, mentions the bridge in their song "Jigsaw", singing "We are renaissance children becalmed beneath the Bridge of Sighs".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.songtexte.com/songtext/marillion/jigsaw-6bd456da.html |title=Jigsaw Songtext |publisher=songtexte.com |website=[[Internet Archive]] |access-date=26 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201205151632/https://www.songtexte.com/songtext/marillion/jigsaw-6bd456da.html |archive-date=5 December 2020 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

[[Giles Corey (band)|Giles Corey]], an American slowcore band, likewise mentions this bridge in their song "No One Is Ever Going To Want Me".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://genius.com/Giles-corey-no-one-is-ever-going-to-want-me-lyrics |title=No One Is Ever Going To Want Me |publisher=genius.com |website=[[Internet Archive]] |access-date=26 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211015150011/https://genius.com/Giles-corey-no-one-is-ever-going-to-want-me-lyrics |archive-date=15 October 2021 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

Renowned American architect [[H. H. Richardson]] used the bridge as inspiration when designing part of the [[Allegheny County Jail]] complex in 
[[Pittsburgh]]. It was completed in 1888 and features a similar enclosed arched walkway that connects the courthouse and jail, therefore bearing the same name.