Calhoun Street Bridge

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|bridge_name= Calhoun Street Bridge

|image= 2023-09-04 14 13 11 View north towards the Calhoun Street Bridge from the west bank of the Delaware River in Morrisville, Bucks County, Pennsylvania.jpg

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|caption=Bridge seen from Morrisville, Pennsylvania

|official_name=Calhoun Street Toll Supported Bridge

|carries= Calhoun Street, Calhoun Street Extension

|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

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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] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050213002821/http://www.drjtbc.com/default.aspx?pageid=78 |date=2005-02-13 }}

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The Calhoun Street Toll Supported Bridge (also known as the Trenton City Bridge) is a historic bridge connecting Calhoun Street in Trenton, New Jersey across the Delaware River to East Trenton Avenue in Morrisville, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States. It was constructed by the Phoenix Bridge Company of Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, in 1884, replacing an earlier bridge built in 1861.{{Cite web |title=Upper Trenton or Calhoun Street Bridge (1861-1882) - Morrisville - Trenton |url=https://www.bucksbridges.com/items/show/54 |access-date=2024-05-26 |website=The Story of Bucks County's Covered Bridges |language=en}} 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. Before 1940, trolleys of the Trenton-Princeton Traction Company, utilized this bridge to cross into Pennsylvania.{{Cite web |url=https://www.drjtbc.org/default.aspx?pageid=78 |title=Calhoun Street Toll Supported Bridge |access-date=2017-01-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160429201528/https://www.drjtbc.org/default.aspx?pageid=78 |archive-date=2016-04-29 |url-status=dead }} The bridge is owned by the Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission, and is maintained with tolls from other bridges. It carries Light vehicle traffic,{{cite book| last = Jackson| first = Donald C.| title = Great American Bridges and Dams| publisher = Wiley| year = 1988| location =| url = https://archive.org/details/greatamericanbri0000jack/page/125| doi =| id =| isbn = 0-471-14385-5| page = [https://archive.org/details/greatamericanbri0000jack/page/125 125]}} and streetcars until 1940.{{Cite web |url=https://www.drjtbc.org/default.aspx?pageid=78 |title=Calhoun Street Toll Supported Bridge |access-date=2017-01-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160429201528/https://www.drjtbc.org/default.aspx?pageid=78 |archive-date=2016-04-29 |url-status=dead }}

On May 24, 2010, the bridge completely closed to vehicular and pedestrian traffic to undergo much-needed renovations including truss repair and repainting, deck replacement, and repair of approaches.{{cite news |title=DRJTBC: Plan now to bypass Calhoun Street Bridge closing |last=Yeske |first=Curt |newspaper=The Trenton Times |date=May 14, 2010 |url=http://www.nj.com/news/times/regional/index.ssf?/base/news-19/127381592899250.xml&coll=5 |access-date=May 30, 2010 |archive-date=October 11, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121011122007/http://www.nj.com/news/times/regional/index.ssf?/base/news-19/127381592899250.xml&coll=5 |url-status=dead }} The rehabilitation project was completed October 8, 2010, and the bridge was rededicated in a ceremony on October 12.[http://www.drjtbc.org/default.aspx?pageid=1322 Calhoun Street Bridge Rehabilitation] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110527003105/http://www.drjtbc.org/default.aspx?pageid=1322 |date=2011-05-27 }}

The bridge helps connect segments of the East Coast Greenway, a {{convert|3,000|mi|km|adj=mid|-long}} trail system connecting Maine to Florida.

File:2014-05-12 12 20 54 View east along the Calhoun Street Bridge from the west end in Morrisville, Pennsylvania.JPG