Wiktionary
bridgekeeper
n. One who guards (or keeps) a bridge.
Usage examples of "bridgekeeper".
The windlass to which the cables were attached showed no inclination to comply with the order by itself and no one emerged from the bridgekeeper's hut.
Like his priest's collar, this dilapidated hut came with the job-it was another one of his many tasks to perform as the span's bridgekeeper.