Yes, you're right; the bridge wasn't totally destroyed. It was simply cracked in the middle. Gollum could have jumped it; dangerous and desperate, but then he himself was desperate to find his Ring. He probably waited in the Shadows until all the orcs had receded back into their deep lairs, and then emerged and sprung over.
[ December 06, 2002: Message edited by: Gwaihir the Windlord ]
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