Travel / A2

BRIJ/brɪdʒ/

A bridge lets people or vehicles cross water or a road: a railway bridge, cross the bridge. It is not a tunnel (under the ground) or a ford (through shallow water). Bridge the gap is a later idiom; at A2 stay with the physical crossing. Over the bridge and across the bridge are both natural.

Meaning

A structure built so that people or vehicles can cross a river or road.

Examples

• “We crossed the river on a stone bridge.”
• “The old bridge is closed for repairs.”
• “We waited on the bridge to watch the boats.”

Good to know

cross / go over a bridge. Contrast: tunnel.

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