City of Bridgeport Administration

  Information about the City of Bridgeport, Texas Government can be found on the City's web site.   Information about the City of Bridgeport, Texas Police Department can be found at their website.

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State Historical Markers

The Bridgeport Historical Society applied for and was granted Five State Historical Markers. "Toll Bridge & Old Bridgeport" "Bridgeport Coal Mines" "Bridgeport Lodge No. 587" "Col. William H. Hunt" and "Republic of Texas' Santa Fe Expedition in Wise County". The "First United Methodist Church" "First Presbyterian Church" and the "First

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Special Events

The first weekend in May When the Butterfield Overland Mail passed through Wise County and beyond in 1858 - 61, crossing the West Fork of the Trinity River was a necessity. Colonel W. H. Hunt obtained a charter to build a toll bridge constructed of cottonwood timbers. However, his bridge

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