Calhoun Street Bridge
Bridge in Pennsylvania and Trenton, New Jersey
40°13′12″N 74°46′40″W / 40.22001°N 74.77787°W / 40.22001; -74.77787
The Calhoun Street Toll Supported Bridge (also known as the Trenton City Bridge[1]) is a historic bridge connecting Calhoun Street in Trenton, New Jersey across the Delaware River to East Trenton Avenue in Morrisville, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States. It was constructed by the Phoenix Bridge Company of Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, in 1884, replacing an earlier bridge built in 1861.[4] The bridge was part of the Lincoln Highway until 1920 (when the highway was moved to the free Lower Trenton Bridge), and was later connected to Brunswick Circle by the Calhoun Street Extension as part of a bypass of downtown Trenton. Before 1940, trolleys of the Trenton-Princeton Traction Company, utilized this bridge to cross into Pennsylvania.[5] The bridge is owned by the Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission, and is maintained with tolls from other bridges. It carries Light vehicle traffic,[1] and streetcars until 1940.[5]
On May 24, 2010, the bridge completely closed to vehicular and pedestrian traffic to undergo much-needed renovations including truss repair and repainting, deck replacement, and repair of approaches.[3] The rehabilitation project was completed October 8, 2010, and the bridge was rededicated in a ceremony on October 12.[6]
The bridge helps connect segments of the East Coast Greenway, a 3,000-mile-long (4,800 km) trail system connecting Maine to Florida.
Restrictions
Currently, the bridge is limited to 3 short tons (2.7 t) at 15 miles per hour (24 km/h) with a clearance of 8 feet (2.4 m).[2]
See also
- List of crossings of the Delaware River
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Mercer County, New Jersey
References
- ^ a b c Jackson, Donald C. (1988). Great American Bridges and Dams. Wiley. p. 125. ISBN 0-471-14385-5.
- ^ a b c d e f Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission - Calhoun Street Toll Supported Bridge Archived 2005-02-13 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b Yeske, Curt (May 14, 2010). "DRJTBC: Plan now to bypass Calhoun Street Bridge closing". The Trenton Times. Archived from the original on October 11, 2012. Retrieved May 30, 2010.
- ^ "Upper Trenton or Calhoun Street Bridge (1861-1882) - Morrisville - Trenton". The Story of Bucks County's Covered Bridges. Retrieved 2024-05-26.
- ^ a b "Calhoun Street Toll Supported Bridge". Archived from the original on 2016-04-29. Retrieved 2017-01-11.
- ^ Calhoun Street Bridge Rehabilitation Archived 2011-05-27 at the Wayback Machine
External links
Media related to Calhoun Street Bridge at Wikimedia Commons- Calhoun Street Bridge at Structurae
- Bridge Maker's Signs or Plates - Calhoun Street Bridge
- Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) No. PA-592, "Lincoln Highway, Running from Philadelphia to Pittsburgh, Fallsington, Bucks County, PA", 81 photos, 3 color transparencies, 49 data pages, 9 photo caption pages, includes the Calhoun Street Bridge
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- Trenton Transit Center (NJ Transit/SEPTA/Amtrak service)
- Trenton-Mercer Airport (Ewing)
- GO Trenton! (Isles, Inc.)
- NJ Transit 600-series buses
- Morrisville–Trenton Railroad Bridge (Northeast Corridor)
- Trenton–Morrisville Toll Bridge (US 1)
- Lower Trenton Bridge (US 1 BUS)
- Calhoun Street Bridge (Calhoun Street/Lincoln Highway)
- William Trent (William Trent House)
- Old Barracks Museum
- Battle of Trenton
- Battle of the Assunpink Creek
- French Arms Tavern
- George Washington's reception at Trenton (painting)
- Relocation of the United States Government to Trenton
- Peter Cooper
- John A. Roebling
- Trenton Six
- Art All Night shooting
- State House Historic District
- Trenton Ferry Historic District
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- CURE Insurance Arena
- Trenton Thunder Ballpark (Trenton Thunder)
- Trenton Battle Monument
- Historic Trenton Masonic Temple (Old Masonic Temple)
- Trenton City Museum
- National Register of Historic Places
- The Times
- The Trentonian
- New Jersey 101.5
- 94.5 PST
- Trenton tomato pie
- Taylor ham
- Italian Peoples Bakery
- Trenton people
- USS Trenton
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Trenton (St. Mary’s Cathedral)
- Episcopal Diocese of New Jersey (Trinity Episcopal Cathedral)
- Trentoniana
- Stephanie Plum book series
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