Which meaning of bridge most closely matches its meaning in the passage below (paragraph 6)? Suddenly Fleet saw something directly ahead, even darker than the darkness. At first it was small (about the size, he thought, of two tables put together), but every second it grew larger and closer. Quickly Fleet banged the crow’s-nest bell three times, the warning of danger ahead. At the same time he lifted the phone and rang the bridge.
Answer choices for the above question

A. noun | a passage in music

B. noun | a piece of wood supporting the strings in a musical instrument

C. noun | a structure that provides a passage over a river, railway or road

D. noun | a platform from which a pilot navigates a ship