Bridgeport, Washington
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1905 and the latest in 1983. It stands in the Bridgeport census division. It lies in ZIP code area 98813. It lies near Sand Hill. The Survey maps it on the Bridgeport quadrangle. 2,141 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 850 feet above sea level.
On record in Bridgeport
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register 1 record
Columbia River Bridge at Bridgeportlisted 1995
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 11 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.
- 1905 USGS Okanogan quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Okanogan quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Bridgeport quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Okanogan quadrangle1:250000
- 1980 USGS Bridgeport quadrangle1:24000
- 1983 USGS Omak quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
48 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 48 fires within 5 miles of Bridgeport between 1992 and 2020, burning about 2,554 acres in total. 7 started naturally. 2 were 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 |
|---|---|
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 13 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 |
| Debris and open burning | 9 |
| Natural | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Firearms and explosives use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 1993 | Equipment and vehicle use | 3.0 acres | Colville Agency | ZAHN ORCHA |
| 30 September 2009 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Colville Agency | LAGRANGE ROAD |
| 25 September 2006 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 13 acres | Colville Agency | HIGHWAY 17 |
| 24 September 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Colville Agency | JACK WELLS |
| 21 September 2016 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Colville Agency | SQUIRREL FIRE |
| 19 September 1994 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Colville Agency | BRIDGEPORT |
| 18 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Spokane District | CASTLE ROCK |
| 14 September 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Colville Agency | BRIDGEPORT |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 17 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 17 workings within 5 miles of Bridgeport: 13 past producers, 2 producers, 1 occurrence, 1 unknown. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Gold, Pumice, Stone, Dimension. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emerson Hanford Property | Stone, Dimension | Past Producer | ||
| Hicks Pit | Pumice | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Shotwell Placer | Gold | Occurrence | Placer | |
| Shotwell Placer | Gold | Past Producer | Placer | |
| Shotwell Placer | Gold | Unknown | ||
| Bridgeport Sand & Gravel | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Corps of Engineers Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Heintz Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
5 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Bridgeport in 5 storm reports between 1994 and 2022: 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, 1 heavy rain, 1 flash 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 2022 | Flash Flood | Bridgeport | $15,000 | Several reports of water inundating roads, rocks on roads, and temporary closures in Bridgeport, including Raymond Avenue, 20th Street, and 16th Street. |
| May 2015 | Heavy Rain | Bridgeport | $5,000 | A member of the public reported one inch of rain that fell quickly from a thunderstorm and caused some flooding of Bridgeport Middle School in Bridgeport, WA. Damage and debris left on roads in the vicinity of the school are what caused most of the damage costs. |
| September 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bridgeport | $1,000 | A tree was knocked down across a roadway. Time was estimated based off of radar. Damage costs were also estimated. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bridgeport | - | A member of the public posted photos of two large fir trees toppled in Bridgeport. A newspaper report indicated 680 customers lost power in Bridgeport. Time of event estimated from radar. |
| May 1994 | Hail | Bridgeport | - | Strong thunderstorms produced one-quarter inch diameter hail which lasted 40 minutes and severely damaged several apple orchards. |
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.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Downing | 2.6 miles | 11 | |
| Rocky Butte | 3.5 miles | 11 | |
| Dyer | 5.7 miles | 7 | |
| Brandts Landing | 7.4 miles | 11 | |
| Howard | 11.1 miles | 7 | |
| Mansfield | 13.7 miles | 7 | |
| Nilles Corner | 13.9 miles | 10 | |
| Fairview | 14.1 miles | 6 |
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 Bridgeport | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q2266356 | 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 1503541. 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.





