Open file in 'Bridge' folder from Illustrator Script. How? (Mac)

I need to access a file in the Bridge directory, from a script in Illustrator. I can do this already for PC with a concrete reference like this:
var loc = "C:/Program Files/Adobe/Adobe Bridge CS3/webaccesslib.dll"
How do you construct a string to get at it on a Mac?
thanks,
-J

Sorry, I misunderstood your question, I didn't realize you were looking for a specific file.
I was going to suggest getting the path to the application and adding '/Contents/MacOS/webaccesslib.bundle/Contents/MacOS/webaccesslib' to get to the file, but I don't see a path property for the application in Bridge. Seems like a ridiculous oversight on Adobe's part, seeing how the other applications can return the path to themselves.

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