Bridgeport is a city in Morrill County, Nebraska, United States.

[5] Bridgeport got its start in the year 1899, following construction of the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad through the territory.

[9] Bridgeport is located slightly southwest of the geographic center of Morrill County and is mostly on the south side of the North Platte River.

Nebraska Highway 92 also passes through Bridgeport, providing a more direct route of 34 miles (55 km) to Scottsbluff.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city of Bridgeport has a total area of 1.20 square miles (3.11 km2), of which 0.003 square miles (0.008 km2), or 0.25%, are water, comprising the portion of the city limits that extends north over the North Platte River.

33.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 19% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

[12] The lowest temperature ever recorded in the state of Nebraska (-47 °F) was witnessed at Bridgeport on February 12, 1899.

[13] This record was later tied by the city of Oshkosh on December 22, 1989; that month, Bridgeport fell to -42 °F.