Bridgeport, West Virginia

From West Virginia (WV) Cyclopedia

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 is the home of Benjamin Wilson, distinguished frontiersman, and Joseph Johnson, the only governor of old Virginia from west of the Allegheny Mountains.


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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/)

   

Maps

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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.


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Census Data

Population: 7,306 (2000 Census)

Geodata

Elevation: 987 feet
Longitude: -80.2564
Latitude: 39.2864

Variant Name(s)for Bridgeport, WV

Harrison

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