bridged

1. 1
   verb

   Simple past and past participle of bridge.

   The new highway bridged the valley that had long divided the two towns.

   Her careful translation bridged the gap between the two communities.

   Note

   One regular -ed form does double duty here: they bridged the river, the river was bridged, they have bridged it. It carries every use of the verb, from a span over water to a musician passing between sections without stopping, and a technician joining two networks or computer buses. Before a noun it shades into the adjective 'equipped with a bridge': a bridged network, a bridged trail.

2. 2
   adjective

   Equipped with a bridge, whether a span across a gap or an analogous part fitted to a device.

   A bridged crossing over the strait replaced the ferry that islanders had relied on for years.

   In spring, when the creek runs high, hikers keep to the bridged section of the trail.

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