<ARTICLE>                                                                      9
<CIK>                                                                 0000846617
<NAME>                                                      Bridge Bancorp, Inc.
<MULTIPLIER>                                                               1,000
       
                              
<PERIOD-TYPE>                      6-MOS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                Dec-31-1998
<PERIOD-END>                     Jun-30-1998
<CASH>                            19,746
<INT-BEARING-DEPOSITS>                97
<FED-FUNDS-SOLD>                   5,000
<TRADING-ASSETS>                       0
<INVESTMENTS-HELD-FOR-SALE>       63,675
<INVESTMENTS-CARRYING>             3,300
<INVESTMENTS-MARKET>               3,303
<LOANS>                          159,437
<ALLOWANCE>                        1,536
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                   263,453
<DEPOSITS>                       240,254
<SHORT-TERM>                           0
<LIABILITIES-OTHER>                2,368
<LONG-TERM>                            0
<PREFERRED-MANDATORY>                  0
<PREFERRED>                            0
<COMMON>                           7,210
<OTHER-SE>                           656
<TOTAL-LIABILITIES-AND-EQUITY>   263,453
<INTEREST-LOAN>                    7,015
<INTEREST-INVEST>                  2,026
<INTEREST-OTHER>                      86
<INTEREST-TOTAL>                   9,127
<INTEREST-DEPOSIT>                 2,833
<INTEREST-EXPENSE>                 2,897
<INTEREST-INCOME-NET>              6,230
<LOAN-LOSSES>                         78
<SECURITIES-GAINS>                     0
<EXPENSE-OTHER>                    4,894
<INCOME-PRETAX>                    2,652
<INCOME-PRE-EXTRAORDINARY>         2,652
<EXTRAORDINARY>                        0
<CHANGES>                              0
<NET-INCOME>                       1,765
<EPS-PRIMARY>                       1.25
<EPS-DILUTED>                       1.24
<YIELD-ACTUAL>                      5.60
<LOANS-NON>                        1,194
<LOANS-PAST>                           1
<LOANS-TROUBLED>                       0
<LOANS-PROBLEM>                        0
<ALLOWANCE-OPEN>                   1,393
<CHARGE-OFFS>                         78
<RECOVERIES>                          31
<ALLOWANCE-CLOSE>                  1,536
<ALLOWANCE-DOMESTIC>               1,536
<ALLOWANCE-FOREIGN>                    0
<ALLOWANCE-UNALLOCATED>                0