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2018 Map of Bridgeport

Name: 2018 Topographic Map of Bridgeport
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2018
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2018

About this map

Guntersville Lake dominates the central landscape where the Tennessee River flows through the borderlands of Alabama and Tennessee. Along the western banks, the industrial and residential grid of South Pittsburg and Richard City sits beneath the heights of Patton Hollow, while Bridgeport occupies a strategic bend further south. The river itself is defined by numerous bars and islands, including Upper Bar, Long Island, and Widows Bar.

Family history is deeply etched into the terrain through numerous small burial sites like Beene Cem, McDaniel-Moore Cem, and the Walker Family Cem. East of the water, the topography rises sharply toward Sand Mountain and Porter Bluff, sheltering small communities like New Hope and Bryant. The presence of the Indian Hill Farm Airport and a network of county roads reflects the modern infrastructure supporting these longstanding river valley settlements.