Bridgeland, Utah
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1885 and the latest in 1982. It stands in the Duchesne census division. It lies in ZIP code area 84021. It stands on Antelope Creek. The Survey maps it on the Bridgeland quadrangle. It stands 5,296 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 17 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1885 USGS Uinta quadrangle1:250000, 6 printings
- 1939 USGS Duchesne quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Salt Lake City quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Salt Lake City quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Salt Lake City quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Bridgeland quadrangle1:24000
- 1982 USGS Duchesne quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
33 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 33 fires within 5 miles of Bridgeland between 1992 and 2020, burning about 45 acres in total. 6 started naturally. 1 was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 |
| Natural | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 September 2009 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | HWY 40 MM 100 |
| 16 September 1994 | Smoking | under an acre | Uintah and Ouray Agency | MILE 79 |
| 7 August 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 11 acres | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | RIVER ROAD |
| 5 August 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.5 acres | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | LITTLE MT. |
| 21 August 2013 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Uintah and Ouray Agency | MILE MARKER 100 |
| 13 August 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | EAST RIVER ROAD 2 |
| 11 August 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | MILE MARKER 95 |
| 5 July 2017 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Uintah and Ouray Agency | TRIBAL FARM |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 16 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 16 workings within 5 miles of Bridgeland: 16 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antelope Creek Gravel Pits | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Unconsolidated Sediments | |
| Antelope Creek Gravel Pits | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gray Mountain Gravel Pits | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Unconsolidated Sediments | |
| Gray Mountain Gravel Pits | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| South Myton Bench Gravel Pits | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Unconsolidated Sediments | |
| South Myton Bench Gravel Pits | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Unconsolidated Sediments | |
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Unconsolidated Sediments | |
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
5 since 2014Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Bridgeland in 5 storm reports between 2014 and 2024: 3 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, 1 flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2024 | Hail | Bridgeland | - | Social media photos showed quarter-sized hail in Bridgeland. Time is estimated from RADAR. |
| June 2024 | Flood | Bridgeland | - | There were reports of ponding of water on U.S. Highway 40 between Duchesne and Roosevelt. |
| July 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bridgeland | - | The Five Mile automated weather station recorded a peak wind gust of 67 mph. The gust appeared to be associated with a microburst from a decaying thunderstorm. |
| July 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bridgeland | - | The Five Mile RAWS recorded a maximum wind gust of 76 mph. |
| August 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bridgeland | - | The Five Mile RAWS recorded a maximum wind gust of 64 mph. |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Bridgeland | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q96749796 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1437513. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.






