The West Trenton Railroad Bridge is a concrete arch bridge carrying the CSX and SEPTA West Trenton rail lines across the Delaware River between Lower Makefield Township in Bucks County, Pennsylvania and the West Trenton section of Ewing Township in Mercer County, New Jersey. It was originally designed by the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad and was constructed from 1911 to 1913 by the F. W. Talbot Construction Company.
West Trenton Railroad Bridge | |
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| Coordinates | 40°14′30″N 74°49′27″W / 40.2417°N 74.8241°W |
| Carries | CSX and SEPTA West Trenton |
| Crosses | Delaware River |
| Locale | Lower Makefield Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania and West Trenton, Ewing Township, Mercer County, New Jersey |
| Maintained by | CSX |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Concrete arch bridge |
| Total length | 1,445.5 feet (440.6 m) |
| History | |
| Opened | 1913 |
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The bridge is 1,445.5 feet (440.6 m) long between abutments, and is made up of 14 arches, 11 of which have a clear span of 90.75 feet (27.66 m) and 3 with a clear span of 85.92 feet (26.19 m)[1]
The masonry piers alongside this bridge carried the original 1875 wrought-iron truss bridge (Yardleyville Centennial Bridge).
See also
References
- ^ "The Yardley Bridge across the Delaware River, Philadelphia & Reading Ry". Engineering News. 69 (22): 1101–1108. May 29, 1913.
External links
- Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) No. PA-513, "Philadelphia & Reading Railroad, Delaware River Bridge"
- 1875 Philadelphia Centennial Railroad Bridge at Yardleyville
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