Calhoun Street Bridge (covered)

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1872 view of entire bridge

Photo uploaded by Art S.

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BH Photo #483281

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Description

From: https://bucksbridges.com/items/show/54

Upper Trenton or Calhoun Street Bridge (1861-1882) Morrisville - Trenton

The Trenton City Bridge Company built the Upper Trenton or Calhoun Street Bridge in 1861. It was about one mile north of the Lower Trenton Bridge.

During the Civil War, the bridge was used to ferry troops and supplies for the war effort.

The covered bridge had seven spans with a total length of 1,274 feet, including an extension of the bridge over a canal. The original construction cost was $60,000.

The Upper Trenton Bridge was totally destroyed by fire in June 1882 and replaced with an iron bridge in 1884.

Facts

Overview: Lost Burr arch-truss bridge over Delaware River on Calhoun Street
Location: Trenton, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, and Mercer County, New Jersey
Status: Destroyed by fire
Design: Burr arch-truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 181.0 ft.
Total length: 1,277.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +40.21951, -74.77851 (decimal degrees)
40°13'10" N, 74°46'43" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 18/518845/4452144 (zone/easting/northing)
Inventory number: BH 89922 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Update Log

October 5, 2020: New photo from Art Suckewer
October 4, 2020: Updated by Art Suckewer: added build and loss dates
August 4, 2020: New photo from Art Suckewer
July 11, 2020: New photo from Art Suckewer

Sources

Art Suckewer - Asuckewer [at] knite [dot] com