Editing Bridgetown (section)

== The City ==
{{wide image|BridgetownBarbadosPanarama.jpg|900px|Bridgetown, showing Chamberlain Bridge and Parliament Building}}
[[File:Bridgetown1.jpg|thumb|Central Bridgetown]]
[[File:Bridgetown, Barbados, April 2007.jpg|thumb|View from National Heroes Square, Bridgetown, Barbados, April 2007]]
In the centre lies the main street of Bridgetown which is [[Broad Street, Bridgetown|Broad Street]] which runs directly through the centre of the city. Broad Street passes the Parliament Buildings and serves as the centre of city's shopping area.{{Citation needed|date=October 2023}}

Another major traffic artery into the city is Bay Street (which turns into Highway 7) and leads toward the South Coast of Barbados and the Parish of [[Christ Church, Barbados|Christ Church]]. There are also other notable streets in Bridgetown, including:{{Citation needed|date=October 2023}}

* Swan Street – which is parallel to Broad Street, to the north.
* Roebuck Street – which leads towards Queens Park to the North, and East of Swan Street.
* Tudor Street – which comes from the north, intersects Swan Street and runs perpendicular to Broad Street.
* The Spring Garden Highway, which lies to the west of the city, plays host to over 85,000 bystanders and participants in the annual Grand Kadooment Carnival Parade.

=== Neighbourhoods ===
*[[Belleville, Saint Michael, Barbados|Belleville]]
*[[Cat's Castle, Saint Michael, Barbados|Cat's Castle]]
*[[Cheapside, Saint Michael, Barbados|Cheapside]]
*[[Fontabelle, Saint Michael, Barbados|Fontabelle]]
*[[Garden Land, Saint Michael, Barbados|Garden Land]]
*[[New Orleans, Saint Michael, Barbados|New Orleans]]
*[[Pinelands, Saint Michael, Barbados|Pinelands]]
*[[Strathclyde, Saint Michael, Barbados|Strathclyde]]
*[[Weymouth, Saint Michael, Barbados|Weymouth]]
*[[Whitepark, Saint Michael, Barbados|Whitepark]]

=== Landmarks/points of interest ===
* National Heroes Square (formerly [[Trafalgar Square, Barbados|Trafalgar Square]]) and Fountain Garden<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.funbarbados.com/Sights/S_trafalgarsquare.CFM |title=Trafalgar Square |access-date=30 January 2005 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130430034149/http://www.funbarbados.com/Sights/S_trafalgarsquare.CFM |archive-date=30 April 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
[[File:Parliament Building (46667270015).jpg|thumb|Parliament Building]]
* Independence Square and The Independence Arch
* The Montefiore Fountain
* [[Parliament Buildings (Barbados)|Parliament Buildings of Barbados]]
* The [[Cathedral Church of Saint Michael and All Angels]]
* The St. Mary's Anglican Church
* [[St. Patrick's Cathedral, Bridgetown|The St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Cathedral]]
* [[Nidhe Israel Synagogue]]
* The Pelican Village and Craft Centre
* Queen's Park
* The Barbados Museum
* [[Kensington Oval]] (site of the [[2007 Cricket World Cup]] final)
* Carlisle Bay Beach
* Cheapside market
* Rihanna Drive Monument
* The Tom Adams Financial Complex
* The Frank Collymore Hall of the Performing Arts
* The Cathedral Plaza
* The Cave Shepherd Department Store (No.10 Broad Street)
* The Mutual Building (lower Broad Street)
* The Cheapside Gardens
* Sagicor Plaza
* The [[Garrison Historic Area|Garrison Savannah and National Historic Area]]
* The Hilton Hotel
* Martineau House
* Pierhead Development Complex

=== Harbour ===
{{Main|Port of Bridgetown}}
The Bridgetown Port (or "[[Deep Water Harbour]]" as it is also known) is the major port of entry for cruise and cargo ships docking in Barbados. The Deep Water Harbour lies a short distance across Carlisle Bay northwest of the Careenage Canal. Found along the Princess Alice Highway, and west of the city's centre around [[Fontabelle, Saint Michael, Barbados|Fontabelle]].{{Citation needed|date=October 2023}}

The Harbour port acts as one of the major shipping and [[transhipment]] hubs from international locations for the entire Eastern Caribbean. Recently, the Bridgetown Port was dredged to allow safe access and berthing for the new league of "super cruise ships". The dredging project was completed in 2002 and the city can now host many of the largest cruise ships in the world.

The port of ''Bridgetown'' also handles goods for the domestic needs of the island. The island's main exports of mainly agricultural products also make use of the harbour facilities.{{Citation needed|date=October 2023}}

[[File:Historic Bridgetown and its Garrison-115167.jpg|thumb|Walk along canal]]
''Bridgetown'' also has a smaller canal in the centre of the city, named the Careenage, a.k.a. "Constitution River". The Constitution River should not be confused with the Deep Water Harbour. The smaller Constitution River feeding into the west coast lies about a half kilometre south of the large harbour. The Careenage is just large enough for pleasure craft or fishing boats and has two main bridges near the city center which span the shallow Careenage.{{Citation needed|date=October 2023}}