# Is there a way to build a bridge/floor?

**URL:** <https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/is-there-a-way-to-build-a-bridge-floor/7065>\
**Category:** The Bunker\
**Created:** [August 11, 2014, 8:05pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/is-there-a-way-to-build-a-bridge-floor/7065 "2014-08-11T20:05:45Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 8\
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**Author:** ![digitCruncher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/cab0a1/32.png) [@digitCruncher](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/digitCruncher)\
**Post date:** [August 11, 2014, 8:05pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/is-there-a-way-to-build-a-bridge-floor/7065/1 "2014-08-11T20:05:45Z")

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Currently, my raiding possibilities are slightly impeded by the fact that the world generated two bridges that meet in the middle, but haven’t connected. I would like to connect those two bridges (which are about 4 tiles apart) … but I can’t see in the construction menu any possibility of building floors. I can kinda understand why that would be from the coding perspective, but it seems like a bit of a surprising omission.

In other news, I have the boat mod, but presumably I need to find a book before I can start crafting boats?

Rivers are handy, and I love them, but sometimes they get in the way…

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**Author:** ![FunsizeNinja123](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/funsizeninja123/32/118_2.png) [@FunsizeNinja123](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/FunsizeNinja123)\
**Post date:** [August 11, 2014, 8:08pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/is-there-a-way-to-build-a-bridge-floor/7065/2 "2014-08-11T20:08:09Z")

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Or you could swim across it. Bridges aren’t higher than anything else, allowing you to swim across the gap.

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**Author:** ![digitCruncher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/cab0a1/32.png) [@digitCruncher](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/digitCruncher)\
**Post date:** [August 11, 2014, 8:45pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/is-there-a-way-to-build-a-bridge-floor/7065/3 "2014-08-11T20:45:42Z")

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Wouldn’t I need an astronomical swimming skill to swim those tiles with all my equipment? And since it is separated by deep water, presumably if I sink like a rock, then I will not be able to climb up to the bridge, right?

I tried swimming with just cargo pants (or a backpack, one or the other), but even with swimming skill 2, I always sunk like a rock.

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**Author:** ![FunsizeNinja123](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/funsizeninja123/32/118_2.png) [@FunsizeNinja123](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/FunsizeNinja123)\
**Post date:** [August 11, 2014, 9:16pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/is-there-a-way-to-build-a-bridge-floor/7065/4 "2014-08-11T21:16:15Z")

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You can climb back on the bridge. The bridge ain’t higher than the ground, at least not yet. And the character can hold his breath for a long time.

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**Author:** ![Arek\_PL](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b77776/32.png) [@Arek\_PL](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Arek_PL)\
**Post date:** [August 12, 2014, 8:57am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/is-there-a-way-to-build-a-bridge-floor/7065/5 "2014-08-12T08:57:35Z")

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rivers are not big danger you just lose your vision only cars need bridge to cross river

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**Author:** ![Zipo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/fbc32d/32.png) [@Zipo](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Zipo)\
**Post date:** [August 12, 2014, 10:21am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/is-there-a-way-to-build-a-bridge-floor/7065/6 "2014-08-12T10:21:12Z")

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Can’t you also build a car big enough to cross the gap? A note in game suggested that it might be possible. Although I’d becareful about trying something as crazy risky as that.

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**Author:** ![Tawarochir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c0e974/32.png) [@Tawarochir](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Tawarochir)\
**Post date:** [August 13, 2014, 12:31am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/is-there-a-way-to-build-a-bridge-floor/7065/7 "2014-08-13T00:31:33Z")

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I’ve got it.

Build a frame, then add a bunch of frames until you can walk over the frames to cross the bridge.

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**Author:** ![digitCruncher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/cab0a1/32.png) [@digitCruncher](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/digitCruncher)\
**Post date:** [August 13, 2014, 12:40am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/is-there-a-way-to-build-a-bridge-floor/7065/8 "2014-08-13T00:40:16Z")

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@Tawarochir: That … actually sounds like a good, immersive, idea. I will do that.