Bridgeton, NC

Bridgeton is a town in Craven County, North Carolina, United States. The 2020 census counted 349 residents. Bridgeton is part of the New Bern, North Carolina Micropolitan Statistical Area. Bridgeton is located on the eastern shore of the Neuse River, directly across from New Bern, the Craven County seat. In Bridgeton, history and present-day settings sit close enough to belong to the same local picture. The map tells the story in Bridgeton, where earlier chapters remain visible in current streets, buildings, and gathering places. U.S. Route 17 passes through the town and connects to New Bern via the massive Neuse River Bridge across the Neuse River just south of the town limits.