Lower Trenton Bridge
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The Lower Trenton Bridge is a historic steel truss bridge over the Delaware River, famous for its illuminated “Trenton Makes The World Takes” sign connecting Trenton, New Jersey to Morrisville, Pennsylvania.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lower Trenton Toll-Supported Bridge | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
road bridge
ⓘ
steel truss bridge ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Lower Free Bridge
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Trenton Makes Bridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| carries | U.S. Route 1 Business NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connects |
Morrisville, Pennsylvania
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ⓘ
Trenton, New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| crosses | Delaware River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| crossesBetween |
New Jersey
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ⓘ
Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designedAs | steel Pratt truss bridge ⓘ |
| hasLaneCount | 2 ⓘ |
| hasLighting | LED lighting on sign ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfSpans | 5 ⓘ |
| hasPedestrianWalkway | yes ⓘ |
| hasSign | Trenton Makes The World Takes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | considered a local landmark ⓘ |
| isTollFree | true ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Bucks County, Pennsylvania
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ⓘ
Mercer County, New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ Morrisville, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ Trenton, New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material | steel ⓘ |
| notableFor |
historic river crossing at Trenton
ⓘ
large illuminated slogan sign ⓘ |
| opened | 1928 ⓘ |
| owner | Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parallelTo |
Calhoun Street Bridge
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ⓘ
Trenton–Morrisville Toll Bridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
transportation infrastructure of Morrisville
ⓘ
transportation infrastructure of Trenton ⓘ |
| passesOver | state line between New Jersey and Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| region | Northeastern United States ⓘ |
| replaced | earlier wooden bridges ⓘ |
| riverMileLocation | near head of tide on Delaware River ⓘ |
| signFirstInstalled | 1917 ⓘ |
| signReplaced | several times over 20th century ⓘ |
| signText | Trenton Makes The World Takes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| signType | illuminated sign ⓘ |
| structureType | through truss ⓘ |
| toll | no ⓘ |
| trafficDirection | bidirectional ⓘ |
| usedFor |
pedestrian traffic
ⓘ
vehicular traffic ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Lower Trenton Toll-Supported Bridge