"Peggie Hall" wrote in message
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Care to try this one? What's the origin of the term "bridge" for a
vessel's command center...who invented it, and why?

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Peggie
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Peggie Hall
Specializing in marine sanitation since 1987
Author "Get Rid of Boat Odors - A Guide To Marine Sanitation Systems and
Other Sources of Aggravation and Odor"
http://www.seaworthy.com/html/get_ri...oat_odors.html


I think I remember reading that the concept of a "bridge" on a ship was to
provide easy passage from port to starboard. No clue who invented it.

Eisboch