Bridgeport Bridge

Bridgeport Bridge: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this fort: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Bridgeport Bridge

Season: October to February; carry water in summer.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach Bridgeport Bridge — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.79081, -91.36407. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Bridgeport Bridge

• Dankwardt Memorial Park · park · Des Moines · ~27 km · Must-see
• Saint Pauls Roman Catholic Church · church · Des Moines · ~28 km · Must-see
• Crapo Park · park · Des Moines · ~28 km · Must-see
• Nauvoo State Park · sanctuary · Hancock · ~35 km · Must-see
• Nauvoo House · museum · Lee · ~35 km · Must-see
• Shimek State Forest - Farmington Unit · sanctuary · Lee · ~42 km · Must-see
• Battle of Athens State Historic Site · sanctuary · Lee · ~46 km · Must-see
• Delabar State Park · park · Henderson · ~50 km · Must-see
• Iliniwek Village State Historic Site · sanctuary · Clark · ~54 km · Must-see
• Church of All Saints · church · Lee · ~55 km · Must-see
• New Sweden Baptist Church · church · Jefferson · ~55 km · Must-see
• Historic Carthage Jail · museum · Hancock · ~57 km · Must-see
• Big River State Forest · sanctuary · Henderson · ~57 km · Must-see
• Toolesboro Mounds State Preserve · sanctuary · Louisa · ~58 km · Must-see
• Lake Sugema Wildlife Management Area · lake · Van Buren · ~71 km · Must-see
• Geode Lake · lake · Henry · ~5 km
• Long Creek Church · church · Des Moines · ~6 km
• Augusta Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Des Moines · ~10 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Bridgeport Bridge

Other forts & heritage near Bridgeport Bridge

• Herbert Hoover National Historic Site · fort · Cedar · ~122 km · Must-see
• Edgewater Park · fort · Johnson · ~125 km · Must-see
• Fort Armstrong · fort · Scott · ~131 km · Must-see
• Dickson Mounds · fort · Fulton · ~145 km · Must-see
• Ogden-Fettie Site · fort · Fulton · ~146 km · Must-see
• West Point Freedom Rock · fort · Lee · ~14 km
• Christian Herschler Historic District Winery and Stagecoach Stop · fort · Lee · ~23 km
• Old Fort Madison · fort · Lee · ~23 km
• BNSF Chillicothe Subdivision · fort · Lee · ~23 km
• Fort Madison Bridge · fort · Lee · ~24 km

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