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Bridgeport Conference and Visitors Center, Greater - Bridgeport, West Virginia

Bridgeport is located in north central West Virginia, at the intersection of Interstate 79 and U.S. 50. While retaining its small town atmosphere, the City of Bridegport continues to grow with its retail climate and recreational opportunities.

Bridgeport features many festivals throughout the year as well as a new Nationwide PGA Tournament. Chartered in 1816, incorporated in 1887, City of Bridgeport (pop. 7,500) is located in north central West Virginia (Harrison County) approximately thirty miles south of Morgantown, at the major intersection of Interstate 79 and U.S. 50. It is approximately two hours north of Charleston, the capital of West Virginia.

While retaining its small town atmosphere, Bridgeport continues to grow with its strong retail climate, small businesses, light industry, aerospace industry and professional services. Growth has not jeopardized the family oriented type community that it is. The City Hall is located at 515 W. Main Street. By the 1920s, the tempo of life in Bridgeport, West Virginia had increased slightly. The trolley had come, and that had been an exciting event. Yet the City of Bridgeport was still only a small town. For something to do, the townspeople would sit on the hotel porch and watch the traffic at the depot.

Stores and hotels were still meeting places; time for a little neighborliness was still plentiful in Bridgeport.