Editing Bridge (structure)

{{Status|Canon}}
{{Disambig header|the type of structure|the command center of a starship, and for the ''[[Halo Online]]'' [[multiplayer]] map named "Bridge"|Bridge|Narrows}}
[[File:Uplift bridge.jpg|thumb|250px|A human-made suspension bridge connecting two sections of the [[Uplift Nature Reserve]].]]
A '''bridge''' is a structure built to span a physical obstacle such as a body of water, valley, or road, for the purpose of providing passage over the obstacle. More advanced version of a bridge include the [[energy bridge]] and the [[gravity bridge]].

==Types==
===Forerunner===
There are multiple bridges that span across canyons on the [[Halo Array|Halo installations]]. There are different forms of bridges depending on the location and functionality. The Forerunners built various types of bridges to span large canyons. Many such bridges designed to span large canyons are supported by energy cables, similar to the supports of a [[Wikipedia:Truss arch bridge|truss arch bridge]], attached to structures on each canyon's hedges.{{Ref/Level|Id=aotcr|CE|CE:Assault on the Control Room|Assault on the Control Room}}{{Ref/Level|CE|CE:Two Betrayals|Two Betrayals}}

Forerunner bridges appear in a diversity of designs. Different bridges have been observed as having one, two or three levels. On [[Installation 04]], many bridges featured two levels, with glass floors on both levels. The glass floors on the top level were breakable, allowing one to drop down to the bottom level of the causeway. The bottom levels glass floors featured impenetrable glass. There were also many structures on both levels of the bridge, which could serve as cover during combat.{{Ref/Reuse|aotcr}}

Causeways on Forerunner installations also act as a type of bridge.{{Ref/Map|CE|[[Gephyrophobia]]}}{{Ref/Map|H3|[[Narrows]]}}

*'''[[Energy bridge]]''' - Energy bridges are bridges made up of [[hard light]]. They appear on Halo Installations{{Ref/Level|CE|[[CE:Halo|Halo]]}}{{Ref/Level|CE|CE:343 Guilty Spark|343 Guilty Spark}} including [[Installation 00]].{{Ref/Level|H3|[[H3:The Ark|The Ark]]}}{{Ref/Level|H3|[[H3:The Covenant|The Covenant]]}} They are also used in various other sites.{{Ref/Level|HW|[[HW:Beachhead|Beachhead]]}}{{Ref/Level|[[Halo Wars]]|[[Terminal Moraine]]}}
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File:Bridge2.jpg|An example of a Forerunner bridge.
File:Bridge.jpg|Side view of a Forerunner bridge.
File:Halo Combat Evolved-Gephyrophobia.jpg|Bridge system on Installation 04.
File:HCE-HardLightEnergyBridge-screen.jpg|The energy bridge on Installation 04.
File:Energy Bridge.jpg
File:Light bridge.jpg|An energy bridge at the entrance to [[Installation 00|the Ark]]'s [[Installation 00 Citadel|Citadel]].
File:H3 Narrows.jpg|A causeway on the Ark.
File:Controlroom.jpg|A Forerunner stone bridge near the Control Room of [[Installation 04]].
File:HCE-AlphaHalo-BridgeStructure.jpg|Two narrow bridges on the surface of Installation 04.
File:HCEA-AlphaHalo-BridgeStructure.jpg
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===Human===
Bridges constructed by [[human]]s most often superficially similar to ones built using conventional engineering methods, although some are rather impressive in scale; an example of this is [[New Mombasa 105 East]]'s enormous suspension bridge connecting [[Old Mombasa]] to [[New Mombasa]].{{Ref/Level|H2|[[Metropolis]]}} The [[UNSC]] military also uses [[deployable bridge]]s to make terrain traversable in combat zones and temporary [[military base]]s.{{Ref/Level|[[Halo: Reach]]|[[Reach:Tip of the Spear|Tip of the Spear]]}}
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File:Caracalla Bridge.jpg|A human suspension bridge in the [[Caracalla Park]].
File:New Mombasa Bridge.png|[[Mombasa]]'s iconic suspension bridge.
File:Bridge_ToTS.jpg|A typical human-built road bridge crossing a canyon near the [[Szurdok Ridge]] on [[Reach]].
File:Bridge_portable_placed.jpg|A [[deployable bridge]] in place, transported by a [[D77 Pelican]].
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===Covenant===
The [[Covenant]] employ various forms of bridges, ranging from physical structures to more exotic walkways and platforms based on energy fields. These include [[gravity bridge]]s which use an anti-gravity field to carry individuals to the other side.{{Ref/Level|H2|[[Gravemind (level)|Gravemind]]}}

==Gallery==
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File:HW_RhinoBridge.jpg|Pre-release render of an [[M145D Rhino]] on a bridge on [[Harvest]] in ''[[Halo Wars]]''.
File:HW_UNSCBridge.jpg|A render of a UNSC-made bridge for ''Halo Wars''.
File:HINF Concept ForerunnerBridge1.jpg|Concept art of an extendable Forerunner bridge on [[Installation 07]] in ''[[Halo Infinite]]''.
File:HINF Concept ForerunnerBridge2.jpg|Concept art of the bridge extending.
File:HINF Concept ForerunnerBridge3.jpg|Concept art of the bridge retracted.
File:HINF Concept ForerunnerBridge4.jpg|Concept art of the bridge fully extended.
File:HINF Concept BanishedBridge.jpg|Concept art of an extendable [[Banished]] bridge in ''Halo Infinite''.
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==List of appearances==
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{{Columns|content=
*''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Halo: The Flood]]''
*''[[Halo 2]]''
*''[[Halo Graphic Novel]]''
**''[[Breaking Quarantine]]''
*''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]''
*''[[Halo 3]]''
*''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]''
*''[[Halo: The Cole Protocol]]''
*''[[Halo Wars]]''
*''[[Halo 3: ODST]]''
*''[[Halo: Reach]]''
*''[[Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary]]''
*''[[Halo 4]]''
**''[[Spartan Ops]]''
*''[[Halo: Spartan Assault]]''
*''[[Halo 2: Anniversary]]''
*''[[Halo: Spartan Strike]]''
*''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]''
*''[[Halo Mythos]]''
*''[[Halo Wars 2]]''
*''[[Halo Infinite]]''
*''[[Halo: Empty Throne]]''
*''[[Halo: Edge of Dawn]]''
*''[[Halo: Campaign Evolved]]''
}}

==Sources==
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