Collocations for bridge - noun
1. structure across a river, road, etc.
ADJECTIVE
high,
humpback (BrE),
narrow
rail, railroad (AmE), railway (BrE), road
cantilever, pontoon, suspension, swing (BrE)
The soldiers built a pontoon bridge across the Euphrates.
rail, railroad (AmE), railway (BrE), road
cantilever, pontoon, suspension, swing (BrE)
The soldiers built a pontoon bridge across the Euphrates.
rope,
steel,
stone,
wooden
toll
Charges for the toll bridge are set to rise.
toll
Charges for the toll bridge are set to rise.
pedestrian
(esp. BrE)
VERB + bridge
build
destroy
wash away
Floods washed away several bridges.
destroy
wash away
Floods washed away several bridges.
cross
Cross the bridge and turn right into the town.
Cross the bridge and turn right into the town.
close
design
design
bridge + VERB
cross sth,
span sth
The new bridge will cross the river at this point.
The new bridge will cross the river at this point.
connect sth,
link sth
PREPOSITION
across a/the bridge,
over a/the bridge
It was windy driving over the bridge.
It was windy driving over the bridge.
under a/the bridge
The road goes under the old bridge.
The road goes under the old bridge.
bridge across,
bridge over
a bridge over the river
a bridge over the river