I'm personally sick of these "bridges". They're terrible eyesores and taint the scenery. I have no issue with paths throughout the wilderness, and if these paths happen to be blocked by a small body of water, then I encourage the construction of a bridge, but some effort should be put in to making it look like a real bridge that would support its own weight. Moreover, "sky bridges" are ludicrous and horrendously ugly. The only place I would condone them is in the nether. I'm not singling you out, but I need to get the message across.
It's alright, but as soon as it gets to land, it should stop and turn into a normal path, like the already existing one right next to yours does.
I actually like the paths, one, helps getting farther out faster. Instead of having to deal with mobs/ bunch of jumping. And it also helps newer players get to places where things aren't blown up/griefed.
Agree with ImParanoid, It helps out alot when someone places the paths to just be able to easily get past the craters and caves.
Yeah, like ImParanoid and Prodigy, I appreciate bridges. They help the community get around, and helps people remember where their mine/grinder is, except in jungle biomes.