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 . <EOS>