diff --git a/PepperDashEssentials/Bridges/IBridge.cs b/PepperDashEssentials/Bridges/IBridge.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a8b0a893
--- /dev/null
+++ b/PepperDashEssentials/Bridges/IBridge.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+using System;
+
+namespace PepperDash.Essentials.Bridges
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Defines a device that uses the legacy JoinMapBase for its join map
+    /// </summary>
+    [Obsolete("IBridgeAdvanced should be used going forward with JoinMapBaseAdvanced")]
+    public interface IBridge: Core.Bridges.IBridge
+    {
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/essentials-framework/Essentials Core/PepperDashEssentialsBase/Bridges/IBridge.cs b/essentials-framework/Essentials Core/PepperDashEssentialsBase/Bridges/IBridge.cs
index 9731b865..0a4450d0 100644
--- a/essentials-framework/Essentials Core/PepperDashEssentialsBase/Bridges/IBridge.cs	
+++ b/essentials-framework/Essentials Core/PepperDashEssentialsBase/Bridges/IBridge.cs	
@@ -10,10 +10,7 @@ namespace PepperDash.Essentials.Core.Bridges
     {
         void LinkToApi(BasicTriList trilist, uint joinStart, string joinMapKey, EiscApi bridge);
     }
-}
 
-namespace PepperDash.Essentials.Bridges
-{
     /// <summary>
     /// Defines a device that uses the legacy JoinMapBase for its join map
     /// </summary>