Morrisville–Trenton Railroad Bridge

Morrisville–Trenton Railroad Bridge
Septa train crossing Delaware River at Morrisville, PA/Trenton, NJ
Carries	Amtrak Northeast Corridor, SEPTA Trenton Line, and NJ Transit Northeast Corridor (non-revenue/deadhead to NJT's Morrisville rail yard)
Crosses	Delaware River
Locale	Morrisville, Pennsylvania and Trenton, New Jersey
Maintained by	Amtrak
Design	Stone arch bridge
Total length	1 220 ft (372 m)
Width	54 ft (16 m)
Longest span	60 ft (18 m)
Opened	1903
Coordinates	40°12′30″N 74°46′02″W / 40.2082°N 74.7672°W / 40.2082; -74.7672Coordinates: 40°12′30″N 74°46′02″W / 40.2082°N 74.7672°W / 40.2082; -74.7672

The Morrisville–Trenton Railroad Bridge carries the Amtrak Northeast Corridor, SEPTA Trenton Line and empty trains for NJ Transit's Northeast Corridor rail lines across the Delaware River between Morrisville, Pennsylvania and Trenton, New Jersey.

History

A series of Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR) predecessors operated trains across the nearby Lower Trenton Bridge from 1834 until 1903, when PRR completed a grade separation project through Trenton, including this stone arch bridge on a new alignment.^[1]

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Mercer County, New Jersey
• List of crossings of the Delaware River
• List of bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in New Jersey

References

1. ^ Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) No. PA-512, "Pennsylvania Railroad, Delaware River Bridge," Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

• Messer, David W. and Roberts, Charles S. (2002). Triumph V. Barnard, Roberts & Co., Inc.. ISBN 0-934118-27-2.