bridge

Summary

bridge is a bridge by type^[1]. bridge has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• bridge's instance of is recorded as bridge by type^[3].
• bridge is a type of thoroughfare^[4].
• bridge is a type of architectural structure^[5].
• bridge is a type of geographic location^[6].
• bridge is a type of geographical feature^[7].
• bridge is part of street^[8].
• bridge is part of road^[9].
• bridge's Commons category is recorded as Bridges^[10].
• bridge comprises bridge span^[11].
• bridge comprises bridge pier^[12].
• bridge comprises deck^[13].
• bridge comprises abutment^[14].
• bridge's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Bridges^[15].
• bridge's Commons gallery is recorded as Bridge^[16].
• bridge's topic's main Wikimedia portal is recorded as Portal:Bridges^[17].
• bridge's OpenStreetMap tag is recorded as man_made=bridge^[18].
• bridge's OpenStreetMap tag is recorded as seamark:type=bridge^[19].
• bridge's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[20].
• bridge's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[21].
• bridge's described by source is recorded as Sytin Military Encyclopedia^[22].
• bridge's described by source is recorded as Explanatory Dictionary of the Living Great Russian Language^[23].
• bridge's described by source is recorded as Arkeologisen kulttuuriperinnön opas^[24].
• bridge's described by source is recorded as Gujin Tushu Jicheng^[25].
• bridge's described by source is recorded as Metropolitan Museum of Art Tagging Vocabulary^[26].
• bridge's described by source is recorded as Q105336459^[27].

Body

Definition and Type

bridge's instance of is recorded as bridge by type^[3]. Recorded subclass of include thoroughfare^[4], architectural structure^[5], geographic location^[6], and geographical feature^[7].

Use and Application

Components include bridge span^[11], bridge pier^[12], deck^[13], and abutment^[14]. Part of include street^[8] and road^[9].

Influence

Things named for bridge include Rainbow Bridge^[28], a mythical location^[29]; Dieverbrug^[30], a village^[31], in Netherlands^[32]; Bridgewater Canal^[33], a canal^[34], in United Kingdom^[35]; Burgerbrug^[36], a village^[37], in Netherlands^[38]; and Mościsko^[39], a village of Poland^[40], in Poland^[41].

Why It Matters

bridge has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] bridge is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[42]

Entities named for bridge include Rainbow Bridge^[28], a mythical location^[29]; Dieverbrug^[30], a village^[31], in Netherlands^[32]; Bridgewater Canal^[33], a canal^[34], in United Kingdom^[35]; Burgerbrug^[36], a village^[37], in Netherlands^[38]; and Mościsko^[39], a village of Poland^[40], in Poland^[41].