Bridges Field

The specific reason for the closure is not officially documented. However, like many small private airfields in expanding metropolitan areas, the closure was almost certainly due to economic factors. These likely included the rising value of the land for real estate development, increasing property taxes, and the owner's decision to sell the property as the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex expanded northward into Grayson County.

The site of the former Bridges Field has been completely redeveloped into a residential housing subdivision. There are no longer any visible remnants of the runway, hangars, or other airport infrastructure. The land is now occupied by single-family homes and streets. Notably, a street within the development is named 'Bridges Drive', serving as a historical nod to the former airfield.

Bridges Field was a private general aviation airfield that became operational in the late 1960s or early 1970s. It was first charted on the 1970 Dallas Sectional Chart. The airport featured a single unpaved turf runway, designated 17/35, with a length of approximately 2,600 feet. It primarily served local pilots and owners of light, single-engine aircraft for recreational flying. Its historical significance is local, representing a typical private-use airstrip from an era when such fields were common in the rural areas surrounding major cities, before being consumed by suburban sprawl.

There are zero prospects for reopening Bridges Field. The land has been permanently and fully repurposed for high-density residential use, making any return to aviation operations physically impossible.