1623: bridge (for boats) May 25, 2019

In older ships, the captain would stand in in the middle to give orders. However, as ships developed, new platforms needed to be made on the main deck. This all changed with the advent of steam ships and paddle ships, because these interfered with the pilot and the captains field of vision. As such, the bridge over the paddles was built. Today, this is no longer the case, but the term ‘bridge’ is still in use.