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2013 Map of Bridgeport West

Name: 2013 Topographic Map of Bridgeport West
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2013
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2013

About this map

Lake Bridgeport dominates the western landscape of this Wise County region, characterized by its complex shoreline of points and islands like Stripling Island and Rattlesnake Island. To the east, the city of Bridgeport is shown with its established street grid and the BNSF Railway corridor. The interior terrain is marked by distinctive elevations known as mounds, including Bowlin Mound and East Mound, which served as local landmarks and burial sites such as the E Mound Cem.

A network of farm-to-market roads connects the lakeside developments with the industrial and aviation hubs near Rickels. This area features several private and municipal landing strips, including Jim Sears Airport and the Bridgeport Municipal Airport, indicating a landscape shaped by both recreation and utility. The hydrological system is defined by the W Fork Trinity River and its various tributaries, which feed into the lake and support the surrounding plains.