MCRP 12-10B.1, page 67

Once the bridge is cleared, the armored vehicles are brought across to the far bank (Figure 2-17). Figure 2-17. Seizure of a Bridge Military Operations on Urbanized Terrain The commander determines which buildings dominate the approaches to the bridge. Buildings that permit him/her to employ AT4s, ATGMs, machine guns, and riflemen are cleared. Supporting fire prevents the enemy from reinforcing units on the far bank. Enemy positions that can fire directly onto the bridge should be destroyed first. The company’s forward observer (FO) should plan artillery and mortar fires to suppress the enemy's positions on the far bank. The objectives of the assaulting platoons are buildings that dominate the far side of the bridge. One or two platoons are supported by the remainder of the company and assault across the bridge. Supporting fires are shifted and the infantry start clearing buildings. The assault continues until all the buildings in the objective area are cleared. At this point, the engineers clear the bridge and its approaches of all mines, demolitions, and obstacles. The company commander may expand his/her perimeter to prepare for counterattack. 2-35