Bridgeport, Utah Explained

Bridgeport, Utah
Settlement Type:Ghost town
Pushpin Map:Utah#USA
Pushpin Label:Bridge-
port
Pushpin Label Position:top
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Utah
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Daggett
Established Title:Founded
Established Date:1902
Extinct Title:Abandoned
Extinct Date:1940
Elevation Ft:5436
Elevation M:1657
Coordinates:40.9028°N -109.1486°W
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:1455194

Bridgeport was the community name given to a small ranching area in far eastern Daggett County, Utah, United States, near the Colorado border. The Bridgeport store, saloon and post office were located on the north side of the Green River near the mouth of Jesse Ewing Canyon, near the western end of Browns Park.

Bridgeport was developed and operated by Charley Crouse, an early Browns Park pioneer; a second store approximately two miles upstream was operated by John Jarvie. No trace of the Crouse buildings remains today, but the Jarvie store and farmstead is now listed on the National Register of Historic Places, and is maintained as an interpretive site by the Bureau of Land Management.[1]

The United States post office at Bridgeport operated from 1902 to 1940.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Johnson, Michael W.. A History of Daggett County: A Modern Frontier. Utah State Historical Society. 1998. Salt Lake City, Utah. 143. 0-913738-18-2.
  2. Web site: Notification Service | Post Offices.