Calhoun Street Bridge (Trenton)

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bridge_name= Calhoun Street Bridge


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carries= light vehicle trafficcite book
last = Jackson
first = Donald C.
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title = Great American Bridges and Dams
publisher = Wiley
date = 1988
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pages = p.125
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isbn = 0-471-14385-5]
crosses= Delaware River
locale= Morrisville, Pennsylvania and Trenton, New Jersey
maint= Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission
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design= pin-connected Pratt through truss bridge
material=iron
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spans=7
length= convert|1274|ft|1
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load=convert|3|ST|MT
clearance= convert|8|ft
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open= October 24, 1884 [http://www.drjtbc.com/default.aspx?pageid=78 Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission - Calhoun Street Toll Supported Bridge] ]
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The Calhoun Street Toll Supported Bridge (aka Trenton City Bridge)is a historic bridge connecting Calhoun Street in Trenton, New Jersey across the Delaware River to East Trenton Avenue in Morrisville, Pennsylvania. It was constructed by the Phoenix Bridge Company of Phoenixville, Pennsylvania in 1884. 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. The bridge is owned by the Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission, and is maintained with tolls from other bridges.

Restrictions

Currently, the bridge is limited to convert|3|ST|MT at convert|15|mph with a clearance of convert|8|ft.

ee also

*List of crossings of the Delaware River

References

External links

*Structurae|id=s0001285|title=Calhoun Street Bridge
* [http://www.douglascoulter.com/BridgeSigns/phoenix_bridge.html Bridge Maker's Signs or Plates - Calhoun Street Bridge]

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structure = Crossings
place = Delaware River
bridge = Calhoun Street Bridge
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upstream = West Trenton Railroad Bridge
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downstream = Lower Trenton Bridge
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