The Calhoun Street Extension is a series of roads in Trenton, New Jersey , and nearby Lawrence Township . It runs from the Calhoun Street Bridge over the Delaware River to Brunswick Circle , and is composed of the following named streets:
6-705: 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. The bridge
12-576: A ceremony on October 12. The bridge helps connect segments of the East Coast Greenway , a 3,000-mile-long (4,800 km) trail system connecting Maine to Florida. Currently, the bridge is limited to 3 short tons (2.7 t) at 15 miles per hour (24 km/h) with a clearance of 8 feet (2.4 m). Calhoun Street (Trenton) The Extension was built as a joint undertaking by the New Jersey State Highway Commission ,
18-403: Is maintained with tolls from other bridges. It carries Light vehicle traffic, and streetcars until 1940. 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. The rehabilitation project was completed October 8, 2010, and the bridge was rededicated in
24-768: The Calhoun Street Bridge had and still has a low weight limit. It may have been part of Route 26 , which continued north from Brunswick Circle. On the Pennsylvania side of the Delaware River, the road from the bridge rejoined the Lincoln Highway to Philadelphia at Fallsington . On the New Jersey side, the Lincoln Highway ran through Brunswick Circle, and the new Route 26 to New Brunswick , built in 1930, began at
30-541: The city of Trenton and Mercer County ; it opened in January 1932. New roads built were the Brunswick Circle Extension and the northeast part of Calhoun Street; the rest of Calhoun Street and Princeton Avenue existed before the road was built. Princeton Avenue was already maintained by the county; the rest was taken over by the state. The road was intended as a bypass of Downtown Trenton for cars and light trucks;
36-650: 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. The bridge is owned by the Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission , and
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