Bridgeport (Nebraska)

Morrill County

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Bridgeport is a city and the county seat of Morrill County in the U.S. state of Nebraska.

History

1876 ​​was built at the present location of the city a bridge to facilitate the transport of goods. This resulted to the bridge around the site of the 1901 official should be to Bridgeport. Already in 1900 the place was connected to the railway network in the Burlington Railroad, which built from Alliance to Sterling. 1901 was the newspaper "The Bridgeport Blade" and the first school. Sparked a new bridge in 1906 from the first. At this time, the Bell Telephone Company connected the city with Alliance in the north and west in the cities such as Scottsbluff. In 1909, Morrill County was created from the Cheyenne County, Bridgeport the county seat was.

Geography

Bridgeport is located in Morrill County on U.S. Highways 26 and 385, and the Nebraska State Route 88 The nearest major town is found at Scottsbluff in about 40 km distance. The North Platte River flows through the village.

Demography

According to census of 2000, Bridgeport has 1,594 inhabitants, of whom 757 men and 837 women.

Importance

In Bridgeport, the Pioneer Trails Museum is the history of the Oregon Trail and the Mormon Trail as well as a monument to the Mormon Trail.