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[Regu1us]

I am basing my fort around dropping/throwing any visitors into a 15-deep circular hole from the surface. For invaders I am thinking of flinging them in with bridges or traps. But I don't have an elegant solution for dealing with trade caravans. It would be great if I could simply build a depot on a bridge, but that's not allowed.
Previously I was going to pump water through a closed in depot, so then all the traders get pushed onto a bridge and I can fling. Or I suppose the water could just push them directly into the hole. But this solution takes a long time to set up and activate every time, so I wonder if there is a better way.
What do you guys think?

[Pancakes]

Have you considered constructing a collapsing floor? If you build a depot on a constructed floor, and detach it from any support, you could have it plummet to the bottom of your pit. However, any creatures under the construction as well as most items will be destroyed. Another drawback would be the need to reconstruct the platform every time.

I do know that a cave-in can cause nearby creatures to be flung about, but I'm not sure if you can do that with consistency. If it is possible, you could have a section of wall collapse near the depot and have the shockwave/dust cloud throw them off into the pit, but I don't know if that can work.

If you're not trying to keep a particular hole size and don't mind making it bigger, you could construct a pathway that has a floor consisting of retractable bridges, and pull a lever when merchants come.

Unfortunately, I can't really think of a more elegant solution to this problem.

[Bumber]

You could just make them cross a bridge to get to the depot.