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1967 Map of Bridgeport

Name: 1967 Topographic Map of Bridgeport
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1969
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1969

About this map

The industrial and maritime activity of the Delaware River defines this late 1960s landscape, where the heavy urban density of Chester and Eddystone in Pennsylvania faces the tidal flats and marshes of Gloucester County, New Jersey. The riverfront is a hub of mid-century infrastructure, featuring a Seaplane Base near Essington, a large Powerplant on the northern bank, and the sprawling Filtration Plant south of Upland.

Inland New Jersey reveals a different character, marked by the agricultural and rural drainage networks of Aunt Debs Ditch and Sluice Ditch. Significant local institutions are documented throughout, including the Crozer Seminary and several parochial schools like St Michaels Sch. The map also captures the path of the Pennsylvania-Reading Seashore Lines and the emerging New Jersey Turnpike, illustrating the era's evolving transportation patterns between older rail-centered towns like Gibbstown and Swedesboro and modern highway developments.