Bridgeport is a town of 2,600 people in the Columbia River Plateau of Washington State. It has over 1.5 mi (2.4 km) of Columbia River waterfront within the City Limits.
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The area that is now Bridgeport was settled in the late 19th century and called Westfield at the time. Some of the earliest settlers in the area were Chinese miners extracting gold from the banks of the Columbia River.
Developers purchased the town in 1892 and renamed it after where they had come from, Bridgeport, Connecticut. The city was incorporated in 1910.
The biggest economic boom to come to the city came in the form of the building of the massive Chief Joseph Dam just upstream from the city limits.
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[edit]Bridgeport is on State Route 17 (WA-17) between Brewster and Coulee City.
It is close to US Highway 97 (US-97), between Wenatchee and Okanogan.
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- 1 Chief Joseph Dam, ☏ +1 509-686-3547. This concrete gravity dam is the second largest hydroelectric power producer in the United States.
- 2 Berryman War Memorial, 20th St (in Berryman Park).
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[edit]- 1 Bridgeport State Park, 235A Half Sun Way, ☏ +1 509-686-7231, [email protected]. 622 acres (252 hectares) on the north shore of Rufus Woods Lake, the Columbia River reservoir created by the Chief Joseph Dam, with 7,500 ft (2,300 m) of shoreline, camping areas, 4 mi (6.4 km) of hiking trails, and facilities for boating, fishing, swimming, and golf. Discover Pass required ($10/day, $30/year).
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[edit]| Routes through Bridgeport |
Ends at  ← Brewster ←
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→ Coulee City → Moses Lake |