Bridgeport, Connecticut Bridgeport Transit Authority (GBTA) provides bus service to Bridgeport and its immediate suburbs. Route 2 the Coastal Link goes west to Norwalk and east to Westfield's Connecticut Post Mall in Milford, from where Connecticut Transit can bring passengers to the New Haven Green. Greyhound and Peter Pan Bus Lines both offer intercity bus service to points throughout the Northeast and points beyond. Bridgeport has five local historic districts, where exterior changes to structures are under the control of two Historic District Commissions: Bridgeport, Connecticut Bridgeport is a historic seaport city in the U.S. state of Connecticut. The largest city in
Bridgeport, Connecticut the mouth of the Pequonnock River, named after the Native American name originally given to the area. Bridgeport is renowned for its public park system, which has led to its official nickname as "the Park City". The city's first public park was the westerly portion of McLevy Green, first set aside as a public square 1806, although the Clinton Park Militia Grounds (1666) and Old Mill Green (1717) were set aside earlier as public commons by the towns of Fairfield and Stratford, respectively. As the city rapidly grew in population, residents recognized the need for more public parks and by