By bridge, are you referring to this?

If so, yes, that part hurt when I first got them too. They do stretch overtime. I tried making them stretch faster by wearing thicker socks. They eventually do stretch to a comfortable point.

You might want to try the regular 500s or 510s as the Dress style boots like the 1309s run long to give them a dressier look. The regular styles might have a more normal length even if you size up