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

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

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.
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