Document and Entity Information - shares	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2016	Aug. 05, 2016
Document And Entity Information [Abstract]
Entity Registrant Name	BRIDGE BANCORP INC
Entity Central Index Key	0000846617
Trading Symbol	bdge
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		17,470,686
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Jun. 30, 2016
Amendment Flag	false
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2016
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q2