Bridgeton

Bridgeton, a city and port of entry in New Jersey, U.S., on both sides of Cohansey Creek, navigable up to this point, 38 miles S. of Philadelphia. The town contains the West Jersey Academy, South Jersey Institute (1870), more than a dozen churches, a public library, several newspaper-offices, an iron-foundry, a rolling-mill, a nail-factory, a glass-work, and has manufactures of woollen goods, leather, carriages, machinery, and canned fruits. The surrounding region is well cultivated and fertile. Pop. (1870) 6820; (1880) 8729; (1890) 11,424.