Bridgeport, Washington Bridgeport, Washington Bridgeport is a city in Douglas County, Washington, United States. It is part of the Wenatchee−East Wenatchee Metropolitan Statistical Area. Bridgeport's population was 2,509 at the 2016 census. Bridgeport is located near the Chief Joseph Dam. The area that is now Bridgeport was settled in the late 19th century and originally named Westfield. Some of the earliest settlers in the area were Chinese miners extracting gold from the banks of the Columbia River. Developers purchased the town in 1892 and renamed it Bridgeport after where they had come from, Bridgeport, Connecticut. The city of Bridgeport was officially incorporated
Bridgeport, Washington Bridgeport. Bridgeport is located directly adjacent to the Okanogan County border connected by the north-south Rufus Woods Lake. Its nearby recreational tourism destination is situated in Okanogan County north of the city. Bridgeport is tied with Walla Walla for the highest June temperature recorded in Washington state, at 113 °F (45 °C). Both cities set this record during the June 2015 northwest heat wave. As of the census of 2010, there were 2,409 people, 673 households, and 525 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 745 housing units at an average density of . The