unbridged
adjective
un·bridged
ˌən-ˈbrijd 
: having no bridge
an unbridged river
… there were two wide and unbridged estuaries to cross …—
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The unbridged crossings on McKellips and Gilbert roads upstream of Tempe Town Lake will remain closed until the flood warning is lifted.
—Sydney Carruth, The Arizona Republic, 5 Apr. 2023
Ministering to the hardy Mainers who live among the 10 unbridged, inhabited islands east of Boothbay Harbor are the staff members and volunteers from the Maine Seacoast Mission, who have traveled by boat and by plane to give coronavirus vaccines to rural residents.
—Malcolm Gay, BostonGlobe.com, 10 Mar. 2021
More areas upstream of Tempe Town Lake were also affected, such as the unbridged crossings on McKellips and Gilbert roads and gravel pit operations along Salt River starting on Granite Reef Dam.
—Sydney Carruth, The Arizona Republic, 20 Mar. 2023
Sydney Carruth, The Arizona Republic, 5 Apr. 2023
Ministering to the hardy Mainers who live among the 10 unbridged, inhabited islands east of Boothbay Harbor are the staff members and volunteers from the Maine Seacoast Mission, who have traveled by boat and by plane to give coronavirus vaccines to rural residents.
—Malcolm Gay, BostonGlobe.com, 10 Mar. 2021
More areas upstream of Tempe Town Lake were also affected, such as the unbridged crossings on McKellips and Gilbert roads and gravel pit operations along Salt River starting on Granite Reef Dam.
—Sydney Carruth, The Arizona Republic, 20 Mar. 2023
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“Unbridged.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unbridged. Accessed 26 Apr. 2024.
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