The village that eventually became Bridgeville acquired its name because of the first bridge built at the crossing of Chartiers Creek at the south end of what is now Washington Avenue.

For nearly 100 years, Bridgeville was a village within Upper St. Clair Township, known for its one bridge over Chartiers Creek where people frequently met to trade goods.

A two inch pipeline led from Brandy Spring, high on the hill above Chartiers Creek at the end of Elizabeth Street, to the hotel.

The Pittsburgh Coal Seam was perhaps the most valuable mineral resource in North America in the late 1800s.

Ranging from forty inches to six feet thick it was located at an elevation that produced outcroppings on all the hillsides in this area.

[6] A mass shooting took place on August 4, 2009, in an LA Fitness health club near Bridgeville in Collier Township.

[11] Bridgeville is located along Chartiers Creek, about 8 miles (13 km) southwest of downtown Pittsburgh at 40°21′25″N 80°6′31″W / 40.35694°N 80.10861°W / 40.35694; -80.10861.

[12] According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 1.1 square miles (2.8 km2), all land.

The Bridgeville borough government leadership consists of the mayor, council members, and other officials who are either elected or appointed to their posts.