Bridgeport
Bridgeport is a former settlement on the Yuba River in Nevada County, California, 2 mi from the town of French Corral. Its elevation is 567 ft above sea level.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Rick Cooper, CC BY 2.0.
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: former settlement in Nevada County, California
- Also known as: “Bridgeport, Nevada County, California”, “Nye’s Crossing”, and “Nyes Landing”
Places of Interest
Highlights include First long-distance telephone line.
First long-distance telephone line
Monument
The world's first long-distance telephone line, established in 1877, connected French Corral with Bowman Lake at the headwaters of the Yuba River. It was strung across trees and poles for a distance of 60 mi in Nevada County, California, passing through Birchville, Sweetland, North San Juan, Cherokee, North Columbia, Lake City, North Bloomfield, Moores Flat, Graniteville, and Milton. First long-distance telephone line is situated 2 miles northeast of Bridgeport.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include French Corral and Birchville.
French Corral
Hamlet
French Corral is an unincorporated community approximately five miles west of California State Highway 49 in Nevada County, California, United States. It was one of the first of several historic California gold rush mining camps along the San Juan Ridge. French Corral is situated 2 miles northeast of Bridgeport.
Birchville
Hamlet
Birchville is a historic mining and agricultural community in Nevada County, California. Birchville is located about 10 miles northwest of Nevada City and about 2 miles northeast of French Corral. It is situated at an elevation of 1,765 ft above sea level. Birchville is situated 3½ miles northeast of Bridgeport.
Rough and Ready
Hamlet
Photo: Isaac Crumm, Public domain.
Rough and Ready is a census-designated place in Nevada County, California, United States. It is located west of Grass Valley, California, approximately 62 miles from Sacramento. Rough and Ready is situated 5 miles southeast of Bridgeport.
Bridgeport
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Nevada County, Gold Country, California, United States, North America
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Latitude
39.29156° or 39° 17′ 30″ northLongitude
-121.19468° or 121° 11′ 41″ westElevation
581 feet (177 metres)Open location code
84FW7RR4+J4OpenStreetMap ID
node 141029920OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Urdu—“Bridgeport” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Bridgeport, Nevada County, California”
- Irish: “Bridgeport”
- Turkish: “Bridgeport”
- Urdu: “برج پورٹ، نیواڈا کاؤنٹی، کیلیفورنیا”
- Urdu: “برج پورٹ”
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Bridgeport”. Photo: Rick Cooper, CC BY 2.0.