A bridge for managing fluid from a tissue site, the bridge extending in a length direction from an applicator for fluidly coupling to the tissue site at a first end of the bridge to a port for fluidly coupling to a source of reduced pressure positioned at a second end of the bridge, comprising: a first layer comprising a first polymeric film and a first plurality of bubbles extending from a surface of the first layer; a second layer comprising a second polymeric film, the second layer coupled to the first layer to cover the first plurality of bubbles and to form a sealed space between the first layer and the second layer; and a first barrier and a second barrier in the length direction and coupled between the first layer and the second layer, wherein the first barrier and the second barrier define: a first fluid pathway in the sealed space between the first barrier and the second barrier, a second fluid pathway in the sealed space between the first barrier and a first seal formed between a first portion of the first layer and a first portion of the second layer, and a third fluid pathway in the sealed space between the second barrier and a second seal formed between a second portion of the first layer and a second portion of the second layer; wherein the applicator comprises an aperture formed in the second layer that exposes a portion of the first plurality of bubbles to define a recessed space adapted to be fluidly coupled to the tissue site; characterized in that the second fluid pathway and the third fluid pathway are outboard in a width direction of a first hinge line spanning along the length direction of the sealed space between the second fluid pathway and the third fluid pathway, and the bridge is curved about the first hinge line. a first layer comprising a first polymeric film and a first plurality of bubbles extending from a surface of the first layer; a second layer comprising a second polymeric film, the second layer coupled to the first layer to cover the first plurality of bubbles and to form a sealed space between the first layer and the second layer; and a first barrier and a second barrier in the length direction and coupled between the first layer and the second layer, wherein the first barrier and the second barrier define: a first fluid pathway in the sealed space between the first barrier and the second barrier, a second fluid pathway in the sealed space between the first barrier and a first seal formed between a first portion of the first layer and a first portion of the second layer, and a third fluid pathway in the sealed space between the second barrier and a second seal formed between a second portion of the first layer and a second portion of the second layer; wherein the applicator comprises an aperture formed in the second layer that exposes a portion of the first plurality of bubbles to define a recessed space adapted to be fluidly coupled to the tissue site; a first fluid pathway in the sealed space between the first barrier and the second barrier, a second fluid pathway in the sealed space between the first barrier and a first seal formed between a first portion of the first layer and a first portion of the second layer, and a third fluid pathway in the sealed space between the second barrier and a second seal formed between a second portion of the first layer and a second portion of the second layer; wherein the applicator comprises an aperture formed in the second layer that exposes a portion of the first plurality of bubbles to define a recessed space adapted to be fluidly coupled to the tissue site; characterized in that the second fluid pathway and the third fluid pathway are outboard in a width direction of a first hinge line spanning along the length direction of the sealed space between the second fluid pathway and the third fluid pathway, and the bridge is curved about the first hinge line.