Bridgeport

Geography

Bridgeport is in northwestern Mono County and lies at an elevation of in the middle of the Bridgeport Valley. The valley is ringed by mountains with the Sierra Nevada to the west, the Sweetwater Mountains to the north, and the Bodie Hills to the east. The town center is located at the intersection of U.S. Route 395 and State Route 182. US 395 leads south to Mammoth Lakes and northwest to Carson City, Nevada, while State Route 182 leads northeast to the Nevada border. According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP covers an area of , 99.96% of it land, and 0.04% of it water. Bridgeport Reservoir, an impoundment on the East Walker River, forms the northwest edge of the community. The US Marine Corps' Mountain Warfare Training Center is located approximately west of Bridgeport on State Route 108.

Race & ethnicity

Most-observed species

• Brewer's Blackbird

  Euphagus cyanocephalus (Wagler, 1829) · Aves
  1,522
• Black-billed Magpie

  Pica hudsonia (Sabine, 1823) · Aves
  1,177
• Common Raven

  Corvus corax Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  843
• California Gull

  Larus californicus Lawrence, 1854 · Aves
  800
• Killdeer

  Charadrius vociferus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  768
• Turkey Vulture

  Cathartes aura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  755
• Canada Goose (canadensis Group)

  Branta canadensis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  727
• Red-tailed Hawk

  Buteo jamaicensis (Gmelin, 1788) · Aves
  717