Bridge element and set comprising a clamping element and a bridge element

A bridging element (5) having at least two bridge prongs (4), which are intended to be inserted into respective bridge shafts (2) and to make electrically conductive contact with a contact point (3), which is arranged in the bridge shaft (2) , of one or more clamping elements (1A-1G), and having a bridge section (10) which is electrically conductively connected to the bridge prongs (4), with the bridge prongs (4) and the bridge section (10) being electrically conductive, and with the bridge prongs (4) extending parallel to one another in a common insertion direction (Z), wherein at least the external bridge prongs (4) each have a profile which is of L-shaped cross section and has an outer contact section (9) which extends flat in the direction (Z) of extent and in the bridging direction (Y) which faces the adjacent bridge prongs (4), and an inner contact section (6) which starts from the outer contact section (9) transverse to the bridging direction (Y), and wherein the inner contact sections (6) of the two external bridge prongs (4) are at a smaller distance from one another than the distance between the free ends of the inner contact sections (9) of the two external bridge prongs (4) in relation to one another.