Bridgeport

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Bridgeport is a coastal industrial city in southwestern Connecticut known for its historic manufacturing base and diverse urban population.


Statements (47)
Predicate Object
instanceOf city
municipality
areaCode 203
475
climate humid continental climate
coastalCity true
country United States
county Fairfield County
governmentType mayor–council government
hasCulturalVenue Downtown Cabaret Theatre
The Klein Memorial Auditorium
Total Mortgage Arena
hasDiverseUrbanPopulation true
hasFerryServiceTo Port Jefferson, New York
hasHistoricManufacturingBase true
hasMayor mayor of Bridgeport
hasMinorLeagueBaseballTeam formerly Bridgeport Bluefish
hasPark Beardsley Park NERFINISHED
Seaside Park
hasPort Port of Bridgeport
hasProfessionalSportsTeam Bridgeport Islanders
hasUniversity Sacred Heart University (nearby, partly associated with city)
University of Bridgeport
hasZoo Beardsley Zoo
historicalIndustry electronics
firearms production
machine tools
manufacturing
isCountySeatOf Fairfield County
isIndustrialCity true
isLargestCityIn Connecticut
isSeaport true
locatedIn New England
Northeastern United States
locatedOn Long Island Sound
majorHighway Interstate 95 NERFINISHED
Merritt Parkway
majorRailService Amtrak
Metro-North Railroad New Haven Line
namedAfter Bridgeport, a bridge and port on the Pequonnock River
partOfCombinedStatisticalArea New York metropolitan area
partOfMetropolitanArea Bridgeport–Stamford–Norwalk metropolitan area
postalCodePrefix 066
state Connecticut
timeZone Eastern Time Zone
timeZoneDST Eastern Daylight Time
traversedByRiver Pequonnock River NERFINISHED

Referenced by (3)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Long Island Sound
hasCityOnShore
Connecticut
hasMajorCity
Connecticut
largestCity

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