Deutsch: Brücke / Español: Puente / Português: Ponte / Français: Pont / Italiano: Ponte /

Bridge is term which can refer to:

1. The room from which a ship is controlled. On a smaller boat this is usually not a room, is outside, and is known as a cockpit.

2. A man made structure crossing a body of water, usually for the use of automobiles or train. A boat intending to pass under a bridge needs to make sure it has sufficient vertical clearance unless it is a swinging bridge or a drawbridge.

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