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Structure built to span physical obstacles
A bridge is a structure designed to span an obstacle, such as a river or railway, allowing vehicles, pedestrians, and other loads to pass across. Most
Bridge
Historic bridge in Arizona, U.S.
Chevelon Creek Bridge is a historic road bridge located about 12 miles (19 km) southeast of Winslow, in Navajo County, eastern Arizona, United States.
Chevelon_Creek_Bridge
1973 Thames road bridge in London
The name "London Bridge" refers to several historic crossings that have spanned the River Thames between the City of London and Southwark in central London
London_Bridge
Topics referred to by the same term
The Bridge may refer to: The Bridge (sculpture), a 1997 sculpture in Atlanta, Georgia, US Die Brücke (The Bridge), a group of German expressionist artists
The_Bridge
Water skiing race
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Bridge_to_Bridge
Bridge in the San Francisco Bay Area
The Golden Gate Bridge is a suspension bridge spanning the Golden Gate, the one-mile-wide (1.6 km) strait connecting San Francisco Bay and the Pacific
Golden_Gate_Bridge
2007 film by Gábor Csupó
Bridge to Terabithia is a 2007 American fantasy drama film directed by Gábor Csupó (in his directorial debut) from a screenplay by David L. Paterson and
Bridge to Terabithia (2007 film)
Bridge_to_Terabithia_(2007_film)
Bridge in New Zealand
Māngere Bridge, officially also called the Manukau Harbour Crossing, is a dual motorway bridge over the Manukau Harbour in south-western Auckland, New
Māngere_Bridge_(bridges)
Bridge in Ceredigion, Wales
Bridge (Welsh: Pont ar Fynach) is Grade II* listed bridge spanning Afon Mynach, to the edge of the village of Devil's Bridge (named after the bridge)
Devil's_Bridge_(Welsh_bridge)
Card game
Contract bridge, or simply bridge, is a trick-taking card game using a standard 52-card deck. In its basic format, it is played by four players in two
Contract_bridge
Bridge in New York City
The Brooklyn Bridge is a cable-stayed suspension bridge in New York City, spanning the East River between the boroughs of Manhattan and Brooklyn. Opened
Brooklyn_Bridge
This is a list of the world's longest bridges that are more than 3 kilometers (1.9 mi) in length sorted by their full length above land and water. The
List_of_longest_bridges
Bridge project in Baltimore, Maryland, US
Bridge replacement is a project to replace the Francis Scott Key Bridge in greater Baltimore, Maryland, United States. The 1.6-mile (2.6 km) bridge collapsed
Francis Scott Key Bridge replacement
Francis_Scott_Key_Bridge_replacement
English singer and television presenter (born 1989)
Francesca Bridge (née Sandford, born 14 January 1989) is an English singer, formerly a member of S Club Juniors and a member of girl group The Saturdays
Frankie_Bridge
2024 bridge collapse near Baltimore, Maryland, US
Scott Key Bridge across the Patapsco River in the Baltimore metropolitan area of Maryland, United States, collapsed after one of the bridge piers was
Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse
Francis_Scott_Key_Bridge_collapse
Device that creates a larger computer network from two smaller networks
wireless bridge. The main types of network bridging technologies are simple bridging, multiport bridging, and learning or transparent bridging. Transparent
Network_bridge
American rock band
Alter Bridge is an American rock band from Orlando, Florida. The band was formed in 2004 by lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist Myles Kennedy, lead guitarist
Alter_Bridge
Road and railway bridge connecting Sweden and Denmark
The Øresund Bridge or Öresund Bridge is a combined railway and motorway cable-stayed bridge across the Øresund strait between Denmark and Sweden. It is
Øresund_Bridge
Suspension bridge between New Jersey and New York
The George Washington Bridge is a double-decked suspension bridge spanning the Hudson River, connecting Fort Lee in Bergen County, New Jersey, with the
George_Washington_Bridge
English actress, screenwriter and producer (born 1985)
Phoebe Mary Waller-Bridge (born 14 July 1985) is an English actress, screenwriter, and producer. As the creator, writer, and lead star of the comedy series
Phoebe_Waller-Bridge
Bridge in Maryland, U.S., spanning the Chesapeake Bay
Preston Lane Jr. Memorial Bridge (informally called the Chesapeake Bay Bridge and, locally, the Bay Bridge) is a major dual-span bridge in the U.S. state of
Chesapeake_Bay_Bridge
Bridge over Tampa Bay, Florida, United States
Skyway Bridge, officially referred to as the Bob Graham Sunshine Skyway Bridge, is a pair of long beam bridges with a central tall cable-stayed bridge. It
Sunshine_Skyway_Bridge
Bridge across the Kerch Strait
romanised: Krymskyi mist), also called Kerch Strait Bridge or Kerch Bridge, is a pair of parallel bridges, one for a four-lane road and one for a double-track
Crimean_Bridge
System to measure electrical resistance
A Wheatstone bridge is an electrical circuit used to measure an unknown electrical resistance by balancing two legs of a bridge circuit, one leg of which
Wheatstone_bridge
Bridge over the Thames in London, England
Tower Bridge is a Grade I listed combined bascule, suspension, and, until 1960, cantilever bridge in London, built between 1886 and 1894, designed by
Tower_Bridge
Under-construction immersed tunnel connecting Denmark and Germany
connected with the German mainland by the Fehmarn Sound Bridge and Lolland connected by a tunnel and bridges with the Danish island of Zealand, which includes
Fehmarn_Belt_fixed_link
Association football stadium in Fulham, London, England
Stamford Bridge (/ˈstæmfərd/) is a football stadium in Fulham, in the Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, in West London. It is the home of Premier League
Stamford_Bridge_(stadium)
Geographical region of Asia and North America currently partly submerged
At various times, it formed a land bridge referred to as the Bering land bridge or the Bering Strait land bridge that was up to 1,000 km (620 mi) wide
Beringia
Suspension bridge in Michigan, US
The Mackinac Bridge (/ˈmækənɔː/ MAK-ə-naw; also referred to as the Mighty Mac or Big Mac) is a suspension bridge that connects the Upper and Lower peninsulas
Mackinac_Bridge
Classic problem in graph theory
The Seven Bridges of Königsberg is a historically notable problem in mathematics. Its negative resolution by Leonhard Euler, in 1736, laid the foundations
Seven_Bridges_of_Königsberg
Suspension bridge in New York City
The Manhattan Bridge is a suspension bridge that crosses the East River in New York City, connecting Lower Manhattan at Canal Street with Downtown Brooklyn
Manhattan_Bridge
1957 film directed by David Lean
The Bridge on the River Kwai is a 1957 epic war film directed by David Lean and based on the novel The Bridge over the River Kwai, written by Pierre Boulle
The_Bridge_on_the_River_Kwai
Railway bridge over the Firth of Forth in Scotland
The Forth Bridge is a cantilever railway bridge across the Firth of Forth in the east of Scotland, 9 miles (14 kilometres) west of central Edinburgh.
Forth_Bridge
Room or platform from which a ship can be commanded
A bridge (also known as a command deck), or wheelhouse (also known as a pilothouse), is a room or platform of a ship, submarine, airship, or spaceship
Bridge_(nautical)
English footballer (born 1980)
Wayne Michael Bridge (born 5 August 1980) is an English former professional footballer who played as a left back. A graduate of the Southampton academy
Wayne_Bridge
Chain of shoals between India and Sri Lanka
Adam's Bridge, also known as Rama's Bridge or Rama Setu, is a chain of natural limestone shoals between Pamban Island, also known as Rameswaram Island
Adam's_Bridge
Topics referred to by the same term
of bridges Category:Bridges Bridge may also refer to: Bridge (City of London ward), a ward in the City of London, England Bridge (Redbridge ward), a ward
Bridge_(disambiguation)
Type of bridge
bridge is a type of bridge in which the deck is hung below suspension cables on vertical suspenders. The first modern examples of this type of bridge
Suspension_bridge
Topics referred to by the same term
Bridge to Terabithia might refer to: Bridge to Terabithia (novel), a 1977 novel by Katherine Paterson Bridge to Terabithia (1985 film), a 1985 made-for-TV
Bridge_to_Terabithia
This is a list of Ivy Bridge–based Intel Xeon processors. All models support: MMX, Streaming SIMD Extensions (SSE), SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2,
List of Intel Xeon processors (Ivy Bridge–based)
List_of_Intel_Xeon_processors_(Ivy_Bridge–based)
Skyscraper in London, England
The Shard, also referred to as the Shard London Bridge and formerly London Bridge Tower, is a 95-storey mixed-use development supertall pyramid-shaped
The_Shard
Bridge with arch-shaped supports
An arch bridge is a bridge with abutments at each end shaped as a curved arch. Arch bridges work by transferring the weight of this bridge and its loads
Arch_bridge
Bridge in Maryland, U.S. (1977–2024)
The Francis Scott Key Bridge (informally, Key Bridge or Beltway Bridge) was a highway bridge that crossed the lower Patapsco River and outer Baltimore
Francis Scott Key Bridge (Baltimore)
Francis_Scott_Key_Bridge_(Baltimore)
Bridge whose load-bearing superstructure is composed of a truss
A truss bridge is a bridge whose load-bearing superstructure is composed of a truss, a structure of connected elements, usually forming triangular units
Truss_bridge
Bridges in Virginia and Washington, D.C.
The 14th Street bridges are a set of adjacent five road and rail bridges that cross the Potomac River, connecting Arlington, Virginia and Washington, D
14th_Street_bridges
1066 battle in England
The Battle of Stamford Bridge took place at the village of Stamford Bridge, East Riding of Yorkshire, in England, on 25 September 1066, between an English
Battle_of_Stamford_Bridge
1992 single by Red Hot Chili Peppers
"Under the Bridge" is a song by the American rock band the Red Hot Chili Peppers and the eleventh track on their fifth studio album, Blood Sugar Sex Magik
Under_the_Bridge
1977 film by Richard Attenborough
A Bridge Too Far is a 1977 epic war film directed by Richard Attenborough. It depicts Operation Market Garden, a failed Allied operation in the Nazi-occupied
A_Bridge_Too_Far_(film)
1959 novel by Evan S. Connell
Mrs. Bridge is the debut novel by American author Evan S. Connell, published in 1959. Comprising 117 brief episodes, it tells the story of an upper-middle-class
Mrs._Bridge
Suspension bridge in New York City
The Verrazzano–Narrows Bridge (/ˌvɛrəˈzɑːnoʊ/ VERR-ə-ZAH-noh; also referred to as the Narrows Bridge, the Verrazzano Bridge, and simply the Verrazzano)
Verrazzano–Narrows_Bridge
A bridge is a type of social tie that connects two different groups in a social network. In general, a bridge is a direct tie between nodes that would
Bridge_(interpersonal)
Bridge in Shelburne Falls, Massachusetts
The Bridge of Flowers is in Shelburne Falls, Massachusetts, connecting the towns of Shelburne and Buckland. The seasonal footbridge – once a trolley bridge
Bridge_of_Flowers_(bridge)
Bridge over the River Thames in west London
Chelsea Bridge is a bridge over the River Thames in west London, connecting Chelsea on the north bank to Battersea on the south bank, and split between
Chelsea_Bridge
1970 song recorded by Simon & Garfunkel
"Bridge over Troubled Water" is a song by the American folk rock duo Simon & Garfunkel, released in January 1970 as the second single from their fifth
Bridge over Troubled Water (song)
Bridge_over_Troubled_Water_(song)
Moveable bridge with a counterweight which keeps the span(s) balanced during the upswing
A bascule bridge (also referred to as a drawbridge or a lifting bridge) is a moveable bridge with a counterweight that continuously balances a span, or
Bascule_bridge
Bridge over the River Thames in London
Battersea Bridge is a five-span arch bridge crossing the River Thames in London, England. It is situated on a sharp bend in the river, and links Battersea
Battersea_Bridge
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up rainbow bridge in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Rainbow Bridge may refer to: Bifröst, a rainbow bridge connecting Asgard to Midgard in Norse
Rainbow_Bridge
Bridge in Bangladesh
(Multi-purpose) Bridge (Bengali: যমুনা বহুমুখী সেতু, romanized: Jamuna Bahumukhee Setu), is a bridge built over the river Jamuna in Bangladesh. The bridge opened
Jamuna_Bridge
Neighborhood in New York City
Dumbo (or DUMBO, an acronym for Down Under the Manhattan Bridge Overpass) is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Brooklyn. It encompasses two
Dumbo,_Brooklyn
Grade II* listed bridge in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England
Stamford Bridge is a historic bridge, in the village of Stamford Bridge, in the East Riding of Yorkshire in England. In the Roman period, the River Derwent
Stamford_Bridge_(bridge)
longest suspension bridges are listed according to the length of their main span (i.e., the length of suspended roadway between the bridge's towers). The length
List of longest suspension bridge spans
List_of_longest_suspension_bridge_spans
Connection between two landform bodies
In biogeography, a land bridge is an isthmus or wider land connection between otherwise separate areas, over which animals and plants are able to cross
Land_bridge
Cable-stayed bridge in Occitanie, France
(French: Viaduc de Millau [vja.dyk də mi.jo]) is a multispan cable-stayed bridge completed in 2004 across the gorge valley of the Tarn near (west of) Millau
Millau_Viaduct
Bridge in Nottinghamshire, England
Trent Bridge is an iron and stone road bridge across the River Trent in Nottingham, England. It is the principal river crossing for entrance to the city
Trent_Bridge_(bridge)
Landmark advertising footbridge
The Dunlop Bridge is a landmark advertising footbridge sponsored by Dunlop, located at several racing circuits around the world. The oldest surviving example
Dunlop_Bridge
Type of portable truss bridge
A Bailey bridge is a type of portable, pre-fabricated, truss bridge. It was developed in 1940–1941 by the British for military use during the Second World
Bailey_bridge
Structure constructed to convey water
Aqueducts are bridges constructed to convey watercourses across gaps such as valleys or ravines. The term aqueduct may also be used to refer to the entire
Aqueduct_(bridge)
Village in County Clare, Ireland
O'Brien's Bridge or O'Briensbridge (Irish: Droichead Uí Bhriain) is a village in east County Clare, Ireland, on the west bank of the River Shannon, in
O'Brien's_Bridge
Railway bridge connecting Pamban Island to mainland India
Pamban Bridge (Tamil: [paːmbɐn], romanised: pāmban) was a railway bridge that connected the town of Rameswaram on Pamban Island with Mandapam in mainland
Pamban_Bridge
Bridge between the US and Canada
The Gordie Howe International Bridge (French: Pont International Gordie Howe), known during development as the Detroit River International Crossing and
Gordie Howe International Bridge
Gordie_Howe_International_Bridge
Suspension bridge in New York City
The Williamsburg Bridge is a suspension bridge across the East River in New York City, connecting the Lower East Side of Manhattan with the Williamsburg
Williamsburg_Bridge
Suspension bridge in Guizhou, China
Huajiang Canyon Bridge (Chinese: 花江峡谷大桥) is an alpine suspension bridge in Guizhou province, China that opened in late September 2025. The bridge crosses the
Huajiang_Canyon_Bridge
1970 studio album by Simon & Garfunkel
Bridge over Troubled Water is the fifth and final studio album by American folk rock duo Simon & Garfunkel. The album was released on January 26, 1970
Bridge_over_Troubled_Water
Cantilever bridge in New York City
The Queensboro Bridge, officially the Ed Koch Queensboro Bridge, is a cantilever bridge over the East River in New York City. Completed in 1909, it connects
Queensboro_Bridge
British television drama series
Ackley Bridge is a British comedy drama series set in a multicultural academy school of the same name. The series is set in the fictional town of Ackley
Ackley_Bridge
Bridge in New York City
Kosciuszko Bridge (/ˌkɒziˈʊskoʊ, ˌkɒʒiˈʊʃkoʊ/ KOZ-ee-UUSK-oh, KOZH-ee-UUSH-koh), originally known as the Meeker Avenue Bridge, is a cable-stayed bridge over
Kosciuszko_Bridge
Bridge spanning the Bosphorus strait in Istanbul, Turkey
The Bosphorus Bridge (Turkish: Boğaziçi Köprüsü), known officially as the 15 July Martyrs Bridge (Turkish: 15 Temmuz Şehitler Köprüsü) and colloquially
Bosphorus_Bridge
Pivnichnyi Bridge Rybalskyi Railroad Bridge Harbour Bridge Parkovyi Footbridge Venetian Bridge Kyiv Metro Bridge Paton Bridge Darnytskyi bridges Pivdennyi
Bridges_in_Kyiv
American civil rights activist (born 1954)
Ruby Nell Bridges Hall (born September 8, 1954) is an American civil rights activist. She was the first African American child to attend formerly whites-only
Ruby_Bridges
19th century bridge in Aberdeen, Scotland
Bridge of Don is a five-arch bridge of granite, built between 1827 and 1830, crossing the River Don just above its mouth in Aberdeen, Scotland. In 1605
Bridge_of_Don_(bridge)
Town in West Yorkshire, England
Hebden Bridge is a market town in the civil parish of Hebden Royd, in the Calderdale district of West Yorkshire, England. It is in the Upper Calder Valley
Hebden_Bridge
Movable bridge that carries a segment of roadway across an obstacle
(secondary coordinates) A transporter bridge, also known as a ferry bridge or aerial transfer bridge, is a type of movable bridge that carries a segment of roadway
Transporter_bridge
Canal bridge in Normandy; scene of a WWII battle
Pegasus Bridge, originally called the Bénouville Bridge after the neighbouring village, is a road crossing over the Caen Canal, between Caen and Ouistreham
Pegasus_Bridge
Dental restoration for missing teeth
A bridge is a fixed dental restoration (a fixed dental prosthesis) used to replace one or more missing teeth by joining an artificial tooth definitively
Bridge_(dentistry)
Bridge between New Jersey and New York
The Bayonne Bridge is a steel through arch bridge that spans the Kill Van Kull between Staten Island, New York, and Bayonne, New Jersey, United States
Bayonne_Bridge
River in South Yorkshire and the East Riding of Yorkshire, England
Riding of Yorkshire, England. It rises in the Pennines, west of Dunford Bridge, and flows for 69 miles (111 km) eastwards, through the Don Valley, via
River_Don,_Yorkshire
State regulated operator of a failed bank
A bridge bank is an institution created by a national regulator or central bank to operate a failed bank until a buyer can be found. While national laws
Bridge_bank
Type of floating bridge
A pontoon bridge (or ponton bridge), also known as a floating bridge, is a bridge that uses floats or shallow-draft boats to support a continuous deck
Pontoon_bridge
F5 tornado in Oklahoma, U.S.
The 1999 Bridge Creek–Moore tornado was a large, long-lived, and exceptionally violent F5 tornado that produced the highest tornado wind speed ever recorded
1999 Bridge Creek–Moore tornado
1999_Bridge_Creek–Moore_tornado
Bridge over the rivers Severn and Wye in England and Wales
The Severn Bridge (Welsh: Pont Hafren) is a motorway suspension bridge that spans the River Severn between South Gloucestershire in England and Monmouthshire
Severn_Bridge
Bridge built using cantilevers
A cantilever bridge is a bridge built using structures that project horizontally into space, supported on only one end (called cantilevers). For small
Cantilever_bridge
Former suspension bridge (stood 1928–1967)
The Silver Bridge was an eyebar-chain suspension bridge built in 1928 that carried U.S. Route 35 over the Ohio River, connecting Point Pleasant, West Virginia
Silver_Bridge
Intel processor microarchitecture
Sandy Bridge is the codename for Intel's 32 nm microarchitecture used in the second generation of the Intel Core processors (Core i7, i5, i3). The Sandy
Sandy_Bridge
Network protocol that builds a loop-free logical topology for Ethernet networks
topology for Ethernet networks. The basic function of STP is to prevent bridge loops and the broadcast radiation that results from them. Spanning tree
Spanning_Tree_Protocol
Bridge across Sydney Harbour in Australia
The Sydney Harbour Bridge is a steel through arch bridge in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, spanning Sydney Harbour from the central business district
Sydney_Harbour_Bridge
Topics referred to by the same term
Bridge of Death may refer to: The Van Stadens Bridge in South Africa, known for its large number of suicide jumpers A bridge in Nazi Germany-operated Lwów
Bridge_of_Death
Town in Kenya
Moi's Bridge is a small town with the third largest National Cereals and Produce Board (NCPB) in East Africa. Moi's Bridge is an electoral ward of the
Moi's_Bridge
Type of structure used frequently to commit suicide
A suicide bridge is a bridge used frequently by people to end their lives, most typically by jumping off and into the water or ground below. A fall from
Suicide_bridge
Bridge in Lori Province, Armenia
The Sanahin Bridge is a medieval stone arch bridge spanning the Debed River in Alaverdi in the northern Armenian province of Lori. Built in the late 12th
Sanahin_Bridge
Bridge over the Elbe in Dresden, Germany
The Carola Bridge (German: Carolabrücke) was a road and tram bridge in Dresden, Germany, spanning the Elbe river. Originally built in 1895, it was destroyed
Carola_Bridge
BRIDGE
BRIDGE
Female
English
Variant spelling of English Bridget, BRIDGETTE means "exalted one."
Boy/Male
English American
Lives near a bridge.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from Bridgwater in Somerset; the water which the bridge at Bridgwater crosses is the Parrett river, but the place name actually derives from Brigewaltier, i.e. ‘Walter’s bridge’, after Walter de Dowai, the 12th-century owner.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Bridge. The -s generally represents the genitive case, but may occasionally be a plural. In some cases this name denoted someone from the Flemish city of Bruges (Brugge), meaning ‘bridges’, which had extensive trading links with England in the Middle Ages.
Boy/Male
British, English
From the Meadow Near the Bridge
Boy/Male
Australian
Lives Near a Bridge
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name, probably from Bridgeford in Northumberland, Bridgford in Staffordshire, or East or West Bridgford in Nottinghamshire, which are named with Old English brycg ‘bridge’ + ford ‘ford’.
Boy/Male
American, Australian, British, English
Dwells at the Bridge; Bridge Builder; Lives Near a Bridge
Surname or Lastname
English (Yorkshire)
English (Yorkshire) : habitational name from Hebden in North Yorkshire or Hebden Bridge in West Yorkshire, both named from Old English hēope ‘rose-hip’ + denu ‘valley’.
Female
English
Anglicized form of Irish Gaelic BrÃghid, BRIDGET means "exalted one."
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from Dunford Bridge, a hamlet near Penistone, West Yorkshire, so called from the river Don (a British name, possibly meaning ‘river’) + Old English ford ‘ford’, or from Dunford House in Methley, West Yorkshire, which is named in Old English as ‘Dunn’s ford’ (see Dunn 2). Reaney suggests that the name may also have arisen from places called Durnford in Somerset and Wiltshire. (Great) Durnford in Wiltshire was named in Old English as ‘hidden ford’ (dierne + ford).
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name for someone who lived by or kept a bridge (see Bridge).Americanized form of German Bruckmann (see Bruckman).James Bridgeman or Bridgman (1620–76) came to Hartford, CT, from Winchester, Hampshire, England, in 1640.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : probably an altered spelling of Bridges.
Surname or Lastname
Respelling of German Brücker or Brügger, habitational names for someone from any of numerous places in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland named Bruck or Brugg, or a topographic name for someone who lived by a bridge (see Brucker).Altered spellin
Respelling of German Brücker or Brügger, habitational names for someone from any of numerous places in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland named Bruck or Brugg, or a topographic name for someone who lived by a bridge (see Brucker).Altered spelling of German Brücher, a topographic name for someone who lived by a swamp, from Middle High German bruoch ‘swamp’ + the suffix -er, denoting an inhabitant.English (Somerset) : unexplained; perhaps a variant of Brooker.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from the Norman personal name Hameley, a double diminutive of Hamo (see Hammond).English : habitational name from Hamly Bridge in Chiddingly, Sussex, named from an Old English personal name Eamba + Old English lēah ‘wood’, ‘(woodland) clearing’.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Bridge.Americanized form of German Brücker (see Brucker).
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from Middle English brigge ‘bridge’, Old English brycg, applied as a topographic name for someone who lived near a bridge, a metonymic occupational name for a bridge keeper, or a habitational name from any of the places named with this element, as for example Bridge in Kent or Bridge Sollers in Herefordshire. Building and maintaining bridges was one of the three main feudal obligations, along with bearing arms and maintaining fortifications. The cost of building a bridge was often defrayed by charging a toll, the surname thus being acquired by the toll gatherer.
Surname or Lastname
English (chiefly Lancashire)
English (chiefly Lancashire) : habitational name from Heap Bridge in Lancashire, or a topographic name for someone who lived by a hill or heap, from Old English hēap ‘heap’, ‘mound’, ‘hill’.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : metonymic occupational name for a locksmith, from Middle English, Old English loc ‘lock’, ‘fastening’.English : topographic name for someone who lived near an enclosure, a place that could be locked, Middle English loke, Old English loca (a derivative of loc as in 1). Middle English loke also came to be used to denote a barrier, in particular a barrier on a river which could be opened and closed at will, and, by extension, a bridge. The surname may thus also have been a metonymic occupational name for a lock-keeper.English, Dutch, and German : nickname for a person with fine hair, or curly hair, from Middle English loc, Middle High German lock(e) ‘lock (of hair)’, ‘curl’.Americanized spelling of German Loch.
Boy/Male
English
From the Meadow Near the Bridge
BRIDGE
BRIDGE
Girl/Female
Indian
Leader, Head, Chief
Male
Hebrew
(×וּדִי) Pet form of Hebrew Ehuwd, UDI means "joining together, united."
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Best of Human
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
Quality
Female
Italian
Pet form of Italian MarÃa, MIMI means "obstinacy, rebelliousness" or "their rebellion."Â
Girl/Female
Polish
Blond.
Girl/Female
English American Greek
Derived from the precious stone Beryl, a gemstone of varying colors; often yellow-green. Famous...
Girl/Female
Arabic
Fragrance; Scent; Aroma
Boy/Male
Indian, Punjabi, Sikh
Love of Devotion
Boy/Male
American, Australian, German, Irish, Swedish
Free Man; Little One Dark Haired
BRIDGE
BRIDGE
BRIDGE
BRIDGE
BRIDGE
n.
A structure of considerable magnitude, usually with arches or supported on trestles, for carrying a road, as a railroad, high above the ground or water; a bridge; especially, one for crossing a valley or a gorge. Cf. Trestlework.
n.
A movable building, of a square form, consisting of ten or even twenty stories and sometimes one hundred and twenty cubits high, usually moved on wheels, and employed in approaching a fortified place, for carrying soldiers, engines, ladders, casting bridges, and other necessaries.
a.
Characterized by ruin; ruined; dilapidated; as, an edifice, bridge, or wall in a ruinous state.
a.
Passing or flowing through a bridge; -- said of water.
v. t.
To build a bridge or bridges on or over; as, to bridge a river.
n.
A tax paid for some liberty or privilege, particularly for the privilege of passing over a bridge or on a highway, or for that of vending goods in a fair, market, or the like.
superl.
Conferring safety; securing from harm; not exposing to danger; confining securely; to be relied upon; not dangerous; as, a safe harbor; a safe bridge, etc.
a.
Full of bridges.
n.
A fortification commanding the extremity of a bridge nearest the enemy, to insure the preservation and usefulness of the bridge, and prevent the enemy from crossing; a tete-de-pont.
imp. & p. p.
of Bridge
a.
Having no bridge; not bridged.
n.
A low wall or vertical partition in the fire chamber of a furnace, for deflecting flame, etc.; -- usually called a bridge wall.
n.
The art of making roads or ways for traveling, including the construction of bridges, canals, viaducts, etc.
v. t.
Hence: To fix as a charge or burden upon; to load; to encumber; as, to saddle a town with the expense of bridges and highways.
v. t.
To open or make a passage, as by a bridge.
n.
A movable frame or support for anything, as scaffolding, consisting of three or four legs secured to a top piece, and forming a sort of stool or horse, used by carpenters, masons, and other workmen; also, a kind of framework of strong posts or piles, and crossbeams, for supporting a bridge, the track of a railway, or the like.
n.
A board or plank used as a bridge.
n.
A bridge keeper; a warden or a guard for a bridge.
a.
Going or extending through; going, extending, or serving from the beginning to the end; thorough; complete; as, a through line; a through ticket; a through train. Also, admitting of passage through; as, a through bridge.