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A community in Harrison County, Bridgeport, WV, was chartered in 1816. The town was so-named for the Simpson Creek Covered Bridge, built in 1803, the first bridge in Harrison County. Bridgeport was the home of Michael Benedum, oil magnate, Benjamin Wilson, distinguished frontiersman, and Joseph Johnson, the only governor of old Virginia born west of the Allegheny Mountains. Bridgeport is an important lodging and retail center. Many shops and hotels have been developed along I-79 and US-50 in and near Bridgeport.
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Bridgeport, WV
Bridgeport, WV, is located about 5 miles east of Clarksburg, WV; 15 miles west of Grafton, WV; 16 miles south of Fairmont, WV; 26 miles northeast of Weston, WV and 35 miles southwest of Morgantown, WV.;
Airports
Harrison Marion Regional Airport
Attractions
Tygart Lake State Park
Valley Falls State Park
Media
Newspapers
Bridgeport News (weekly)
Radio Stations
WDCI (FM 104.1)
Libraries
Bridgeport Public Library (http://www.bridgeportwv.com/index.cfm)
Schools
Harrison County Schools (http://www.harcoboe.com/)
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Maps
 (http://www.wvamaps.com/maps/index.php/?place=Bridgeport&state=WV&lat=39.2864&lon=-80.2564&elev=987&pop=7306)
Map of Bridgeport, WV (http://www.wvamaps.com/maps/index.php/?place=Bridgeport&state=WV&lat=39.2864&lon=-80.2564&elev=987&pop=7306) showing streets, airports, parks, buildings, churches, cemeteries, trails and other points of interest, with link to driving directions.
Top map (http://www.wvexp.com/Topo_Maps_WV/index.php?title=Wheeling&lat=39.2864&lon=-80.2564) of Bridgeport, WV and vicinity
Census Data
Population: 7,306 (2000 Census)
Geodata
Elevation: 987 feet
Longitude: -80.2564
Latitude: 39.2864
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