Bridge (structure)
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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[edit]
Forerunner[edit]
There are multiple bridges that span across canyons on the 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 truss arch bridge, attached to structures on each canyon's hedges.[1][2]
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.[1]
Causeways on Forerunner installations also act as a type of bridge.[3][4]
- Energy bridge - Energy bridges are bridges made up of hard light. They appear on Halo Installations[5][6] including Installation 00.[7][8] They are also used in various other sites.[9][10]
An example of a Forerunner bridge.
Side view of a Forerunner bridge.
Bridge system on Installation 04.
The energy bridge on Installation 04.
A causeway on the Ark.
A Forerunner stone bridge near the Control Room of Installation 04.
Two narrow bridges on the surface of Installation 04.
Human[edit]
Bridges constructed by humans 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.[11] The UNSC military also uses deployable bridges to make terrain traversable in combat zones and temporary military bases.[12]
A human suspension bridge in the Caracalla Park.
Mombasa's iconic suspension bridge.
A typical human-built road bridge crossing a canyon near the Szurdok Ridge on Reach.
A deployable bridge in place, transported by a D77-TC Pelican.
Covenant[edit]
The Covenant employ various forms of bridges, ranging from physical structures to more exotic walkways and platforms based on energy fields. These include gravity bridges which use an anti-gravity field to carry individuals to the other side.[13]
Gallery[edit]
Pre-release render of an M145D Rhino on a bridge on Harvest in Halo Wars.
A render of a UNSC-made bridge for Halo Wars.
Concept art of an extendable Forerunner bridge on Installation 07 in Halo Infinite.
Concept art of the bridge extending.
Concept art of the bridge retracted.
Concept art of the bridge fully extended.
Concept art of an extendable Banished bridge in Halo Infinite.
List of appearances[edit]
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- Halo: Combat Evolved (First appearance)
- Halo: The Flood
- Halo 2
- Halo Graphic Novel
- 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
- Halo: Spartan Assault
- Halo 2: Anniversary
- Halo: Spartan Strike
- Halo 5: Guardians
- Halo Mythos
- Halo Wars 2
- Halo Infinite
Sources[edit]
- ^ a b Halo: Combat Evolved, campaign level Assault on the Control Room
- ^ Halo: Combat Evolved, campaign level Two Betrayals
- ^ Halo: Combat Evolved, multiplayer map Gephyrophobia
- ^ Halo 3, multiplayer map Narrows
- ^ Halo: Combat Evolved, campaign level Halo
- ^ Halo: Combat Evolved, campaign level 343 Guilty Spark
- ^ Halo 3, campaign level The Ark
- ^ Halo 3, campaign level The Covenant
- ^ Halo Wars, campaign level Beachhead
- ^ Halo Wars, campaign level Terminal Moraine
- ^ Halo 2, campaign level Metropolis
- ^ Halo: Reach, campaign level Tip of the Spear
- ^ Halo 2, campaign level Gravemind
