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Bridgeport is connected to nearby New York City by way of both Amtrak and Metro-North commuter trains. Many residents commute to New York by these trains, and the city is developing as an outpost of New York-based artists and workers seeking cheaper rents and larger living spaces. Connecting service is also available to Waterbury via Metro-North, and New Haven via Amtrak and Metro-North.

A ferry service runs from Bridgeport across Long Island Sound to Port Jefferson, New York; the ferry transports both automobiles and passengers.

Bridgeport is at the intersection of many major highways which have contributed greatly to its industrial past. Interstate 95, the Merritt Parkway, Connecticut Routes 8 and 25, and US Route 1 (The Boston Post Road) all run through the city, with the intersection of Route 8 and Interstate 95 located downtown.

Bridgeport is quite marked by its attachment to famed resident, circus-promoter, and once-mayor P.T. Barnum. Barnum built three houses in the city, and housed his circus in-town during winters.

Bridgeport was home to the Frisbee Pie Company Frisbee Pie Company; because of this connection, it has been argued that Bridgeport is the birthplace of the frisbee.

The city was mentioned at the beginning of Mark Twain's novel, A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court:

‘At the end of an hour we saw a far-away town sleeping in a valley by a winding river; and beyond it on a hill, a vast gray fortress, with towers and turrets, the first I had ever seen out of a picture.

‘“Bridgeport?” said I, pointing.

‘“Camelot,” said he.’

As befits his in-town legend, the Barnum Museum is headquartered in Bridgeport. The city is also home to the Discovery Museum and Planetarium, which emphasizes exhibits on science, as well as the Housatonic Museum of Art.

The Beardsley Zoo is also located in Bridgeport, and is the only zoological center in the entire state of Connecticut.

The recently-built Arena at Harbor Yard serves as the city's sports and hospitality center, and its high success has drawn business away from competitor sites in New Haven and Hartford. The Arena serves as thenorink of the Bridgeport Sound Tigers AHL hockey team, as well as the home court of the Fairfield University's basketball team. It seats 10,000.

The Ballpark at Harbor Yard serves as a minor-league baseball stadium, and was built in 1998 to serve as the homefield of the Bridgeport Bluefish. It is located downtown on a former brownfield site, and is visually prominent to commuters on I-95 or on passing trains.

Looking for resources about Bridgeport Connecticut or the Fairfield County Connecticut area? Click on the links below for more information, and call me with any questions concerning your home inspection in Bridgeport Connecticut.

Google Map Bridgeport Connecticut

Connecticut Post

City of Bridgeport website

WPKN Bridgeport Radio

University of Bridgeport

Bridgeport - Port Jeff Ferry

Bridgeport Hospital

Bridgeport Public Library

Metro North Railroad