Morrisville–Trenton Railroad Bridge
| Morrisville–Trenton Railroad Bridge | |
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SEPTA train crossing Delaware River | |
| Coordinates | 40°12′30″N 74°46′02″W / 40.2082°N 74.7672°WCoordinates: 40°12′30″N 74°46′02″W / 40.2082°N 74.7672°W |
| Carries | Amtrak Northeast Corridor, SEPTA Trenton Line, and NJ Transit Northeast Corridor Line (non-revenue/deadhead to NJT's Morrisville Yard) |
| Crosses | Delaware River |
| Locale | Morrisville, Pennsylvania, and Trenton, New Jersey |
| Maintained by | Amtrak |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Stone arch bridge |
| Total length | 1,220 feet (370 m) |
| Width | 54 feet (16 m) |
| Longest span | 60 feet (18 m) |
| History | |
| Opened | 1903 |
The Morrisville–Trenton Railroad Bridge is a rail bridge across the Delaware River between Morrisville, Pennsylvania and Trenton, Mercer County, New Jersey, United States.
The bridge carries the Amtrak Northeast Corridor trains and SEPTA Trenton Line as well as non-revenue trains for NJ Transit's Northeast Corridor Line that have terminated at the Trenton Transit Center bound for the Morrisville Yard.
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
- List of bridges documented by the Historic American Engineering Record in New Jersey
- List of bridges documented by the Historic American Engineering Record in Pennsylvania
- List of bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in New Jersey
- List of crossings of the Delaware River
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Mercer County, New Jersey
References
- ↑ Spivey, Justin M. (April 2000). "Pennsylvania Railroad, Delaware River Bridge" (PDF). Historic American Engineering Record. Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress. p. 3. Retrieved January 31, 2014.
Further reading
- Messer, David W. and Roberts, Charles S. (2002). Triumph V. Barnard, Roberts & Co., Inc. ISBN 0-934118-27-2.
External links
- Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) No. PA-512, "Pennsylvania Railroad, Delaware River Bridge, Spanning Delaware River, South of U.S. Route 1, Morrisville, Bucks County, PA", 11 photos, 5 data pages, 1 photo caption page
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