Let's say we have a bridge over a river. If we say "cross the bridge" or "go across the bridge", or "go over the bridge" we mean this movement:
But what do we say if we want to go from one side of the bridge to the other?
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In the case of the graphic:
I crossed the roadway (in the middle) of the bridge.
If the bridge were simpler, providing only a basic surface to cross:
I moved from the right edge to the left edge of the bridge.
I cannot imagine things should be more complicated than that.