It's a shame this isn't being fixed, times have changed, my main printer a Bambu P1S is much faster than my old Enders hence the new bridge feature would be very useful. I need to slow the bridges down because a speed of 150 or more causes the line ends to not connect and peel upwards. This then affects the next layer and causes issues like bumps. But from all my testing and playing with settings as discussed above and indeed re-designing my part with different internal supports, the bridge always finds away to go the worst direction, the longest direction. It sounds like a simple fix, just 90 degree whatever Cura is doing right now. Or just like the top surface skin line direction setting, create a new setting like the first bridge layer line direction.