Welcome to New Bridge ...

New Bridge is located in Baker County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of New Bridge, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1878.

New Bridge is 2,360 feet [719 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of New Bridge is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: New Bridge lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from New Bridge (for example, toward Council (ID)), you will leave Pacific Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT).

Area codes for New Bridge: (541) and (458)<3>

Communities Also Named New Bridge ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Oregon communities named New Bridge: This one is located in Baker County and the other is located in Union County.

Beyond Oregon, there are 6 communities that are also named New Bridge - they are located in Georgia (2), New Jersey, Newfoundland and Labrador and North Carolina.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for New Bridge.

Communities near New Bridge ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near New Bridge.

• Halfway
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
  • Halfway is located in Baker County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 297 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Halfway <4>
• Jimtown
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimtown
  • Jimtown is located in Baker County
• Robinette ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robinette have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinette
  • Robinette is located in Baker County
• Sparta ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
  • Sparta is located in Baker County
• Cornucopia ‑ Historic
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornucopia
  • Cornucopia is located in Baker County
• Durkee
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durkee
  • Durkee is located in Baker County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Durkee <4>
• Keating
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keating
  • Keating is located in Baker County
• Oxbow
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxbow
  • Oxbow is located in Baker County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oxbow <4>
• Homestead ‑ Historic
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homestead
  • Homestead is located in Baker County
• Weatherby
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weatherby
  • Weatherby is located in Baker County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around New Bridge. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for New Bridge.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of New Bridge. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around New Bridge.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around New Bridge. See our Newspapers Page for New Bridge.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for New Bridge ...

Looking for more information about New Bridge? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to New Bridge, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for New Bridge.

Adding New Bridge to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of New Bridge in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for New Bridge was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the New Bridge post office opened in 1878.

For more details, see References and Mentions for New Bridge.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for New Bridge. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Baker County: www.bakercounty.org/

The official website for State of Oregon: https://www.oregon.gov/