Editing Bridgeton, Missouri (section)

==Location==
The populated areas of the city are located between [[Lambert-St. Louis International Airport]] and [[St. Charles, Missouri|St. Charles]]. The [[Missouri River]] serves as the city's northwestern boundary. Bridgeton is centered at 38°45'26" North, 90°25'4" West (38.7573, -90.4179).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref>

The area has long been influenced by its proximity to important local transportation routes, dating back to [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] trails established by the [[Osage Nation]]. Many of those trails became the basis of the first roads in the area, such as Natural Bridge and the historic [[St. Charles Rock Road]], which date back to the days of [[Spain|Spanish]], [[France|French]], and early [[United States|American]] settlement. The intersection of [[Interstate 70 in Missouri|I-70]] and [[Interstate 270 (Illinois–Missouri)|I-270]] in this area add to air and rail access to make the area a good base for transportation-dependent industries. The recreational [[American Discovery Trail]] passes through the area.<ref>[https://discoverytrail.org/states/utah/ut-trail/ American Discovery Trail]</ref>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|15.24|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|14.60|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is land and {{convert|0.64|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is water.<ref name="Gazetteer files">{{cite web |title=US Gazetteer files 2010 |url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=2012-07-08 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120125061959/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |archive-date=2012-01-25 }}</ref>