Bridge of Eldin

The Bridge of Eldin is a location in.

Features and Overview
The Bridge of Eldin is a bridge found north of Kakariko Village. It crosses a deep gorge where Zora's River runs through, essentially connecting the Eldin Province to a path leading to the Lanayru Province. It also serves as the main access road to the Hidden Village.

After King Bulblin suddenly kidnaps Colin from Kakariko Village, he makes his way to the Bridge of Eldin, with Link in pursuit. Here, the two engage in horseback combat in which Link comes out victorious and ends up rescuing Colin from the Bulblin's grasp. Once the young hero clears the Goron Mines and goes past this bridge en route to the next province, a significant portion of the bridge is removed by Zant's Shadow Beasts, thus blocking the path. Defeating the beasts causes a Twilight Portal to be created, but it cannot be used due to the bridge's removal.

Link eventually finds what appears to be the removed section of the Bridge of Eldin in the of the Gerudo Desert, right on the Gerudo Mesa. With the aid of Midna, the young hero warps back to the area where the bridge of Eldin was removed, taking the section with them. However, if Link did not defeat the Shadow Beasts that appeared after the bridge was removed, the portal will not appear and thus they will be unable to warp the missing section of the bridge. Once the portal is created, Midna will place the section back where it belongs, allowing Link to cross the bridge again.

Once Link receives the Ancient Sky Book from Shad, he will have to return to the Bridge of Eldin in order to receive a Sky Character from the Owl Statue situated in the northern section of the bridge. Moreover, by transporting the statue to the other side of the bridge and situating it exactly below a certain ledge will allow Link to jump over and obtain a Piece of Heart.

A male Golden Phasmid can also be found in the northern portion of the Bridge of Eldin.

Link's Crossbow Training
In, the Bridge of Eldin appears as a Defender Mode scenario in Stage 6. Link is chased by Bokoblins, some riding on Bullbos and firing flaming arrows. Kargaroks and Bokoblins will also chase after him. Link's mission is to safely cross the bridge.

Super Smash Bros. Series
The Bridge of Eldin is featured as a stage in and. The stage is totally flat, similar to, but its ends extend beyond the left and right boundaries, making it possible to walk off the stage to a. Every once in a while, King Bulblin riding Lord Bullbo, randomly followed by a Bulblin, will appear crossing the stage to drop an explosive barrel, opening a gap in the middle of the bridge. After a while, a portal appears in the sky restoring the missing part of the bridge. In the Event Match "," Dark Link is fought on this stage. In addition, along with the Pirate Ship, it is one of two stages where the player can fight any one of the characters from The Legend of Zelda series in.

Music
The following is the music that appears in the Bridge of Eldin stage:
 * Main Theme
 * Dark World / Dark World Dungeon
 * Medley
 * Title (The Legend of Zelda)
 * The Dark World
 * Hidden Mountain & Forest
 * Hyrule Field
 * Main Theme
 * The Hidden Village
 * Midna's Lament

Hyrule Warriors
The Bridge of Eldin appears as part of the Twilight Field stage in.

Trivia

 * During the horseback portion of the battle against Ganondorf, the bridge will appear destroyed regardless of whether or not it was repaired.
 * In some copies of Twilight Princess, there is a game breaking glitch which prevents Link from advancing to the Lanayru Province. If the game is saved and then quit after the bridge has been destroyed, but before entering the Twilight, Link will appear on the south side of the bridge after opening the file, making it impossible to continue through the game.