Calhoun Street Bridge (Trenton)

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Calhoun Street Bridge
Crosses	Delaware River
Locale	Morrisville, Pennsylvania and Trenton, New Jersey
Maintained by	Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission
Opening date	October 24, 1884
Coordinates	40°13′12″N 74°46′40″E / 40.22001, 74.77787Coordinates: 40°13′12″N 74°46′40″E / 40.22001, 74.77787

The Calhoun Street Toll Supported 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.

[edit] See also

• List of crossings of the Delaware River

[edit] External links

• Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission - Calhoun Street Toll Supported Bridge
• Bridge Maker's Signs or Plates - Calhoun Street Bridge

Crossings of the Delaware River Upstream West Trenton Railroad Bridge Calhoun Street Bridge Downstream Lower Trenton Bridge