West Trenton Railroad Bridge
Bridge in Mercer County, New Jersey
40°14′30″N 74°49′27″W / 40.2417°N 74.8241°W / 40.2417; -74.8241 (West Trenton Railroad Bridge)
The West Trenton Railroad Bridge is a concrete arch bridge carrying CSX's Trenton Subdivision and SEPTA's West Trenton Line 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.
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
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- 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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