hymn tune Godmanchester, written by the then vicar, Peter Moger. Landmarks Chinese Bridge One of the town's largest public works of art and of landscaping is its Chinese Bridge, which connects to a water meadow. Local legend has it that the bridge was built without the use of nails or other fixings. The bridge was removed by crane on 9 February 2010. A new replica was built off-site in two parts and was installed on 15–16 February 2010. Today the Chinese Bridge does feature nails. The claims are believed to be false; a bridge in Queens' College, Cambridge, had the same urban myth. Expert commentators write that the original nails had corroded away, masking their presence. Twin towns – sister cities Godmanchester is twinned with: Wertheim am Main, Germany Salon-de-Provence, France Szentendre, Hungary Gubbio, Italy Facilitated by Huntingdon and Godmanchester Twinning Association Sport and leisure The non-League football club Godmanchester Rovers F.C. play at Bearscroft Lane, whose teams play in various regional divisions. Transport In 2019 the six lane A14 was opened allowing heavy traffic to pass unhindered over the long Great Ouse Viaduct, south of the town. The arterial road connects the West Midlands to the Haven ports of Ipswich, Harwich and Felixstowe and via the M11 to London. Since opening in 2020 the A1307 provides a resilient route for light vehicles, north across the river into Huntingdon, or south to St. Ives and Cambridge . (Historically this route has been repeatedly renamed: most recent first, A1307, A14, A604, Via Devana). The A1198 road, Ermine Street links traffic to the A14 or to Royston, and is used for shorter journeys south avoiding the A1. Huntingdon railway station, a semi-major stop on the East Coast Main Line is less than from the town centre by car. The town of Huntingdon and railway station may also be accessed on foot via the expansive meadow or by National Cycle Network route 51. Local buses from Godmanchester are provided by Whippet (bus company) on routes 66 (to Huntingdon and St Neots) and X2/X3 (to Huntingdon or Papworth and Cambridge). Notable people Stephen Marshall ( 1594 – 1655), prominent non-conformist churchman, before and during the Interregnum, Sir Oliver Cromwell (1562-1655), Uncle to the Lord Protector and ruler of England, Oliver Cromwell, Sir William Prescott 1st Baronet of Godmanchester, (1874–1945), Civil Engineer and Member of Parliament. Father of Sir Richard Stanley Prescott. On the death