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Bridge: The control or command center of any power vessel, The term arose in the mid-19th century, when the "bridge" was a thwartships structure very much like a footbridge stretched across the vessel between or immediately in front of the paddle wheels.

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It can also be called a bridge because the bridge wings which stick out on the side are like standing out on a bridge

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