Lower Trenton Bridge | |
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 The south side of the bridge in 2023 | |
| Coordinates | 40°12′38″N 74°46′06″W / 40.2105°N 74.7683°W |
| Carries | 2 lanes of  US 1 Bus. (5 ton weight limit) |
| Crosses | Delaware River |
| Locale | Morrisville, Pennsylvania and Trenton, New Jersey |
| Official name | Lower Trenton Toll Supported Bridge |
| Other name(s) | Trenton Makes Bridge |
| Maintained by | Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Pennsylvania (Petit) truss bridge |
| Total length | 1,022 feet (312 m) |
| History | |
| Opened | January 30, 1806 (original span) November 30, 1928 (current bridge)[1] (load limit: 5 tons) |
| Statistics | |
| Toll | None |
| Location | |
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The Lower Trenton Toll Supported Bridge, commonly called the Lower Free Bridge, Warren Street Bridge or Trenton Makes Bridge, is a two-lane Pennsylvania (Petit) through truss bridge that crosses over the Delaware River between Trenton, New Jersey and Morrisville, Pennsylvania.
Owned and operated by the Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission (DRJTBC), it is known as the Trenton Makes Bridge because of large lettering of its motto that was installed on the south side of the structure in 1935 that states, "TRENTON MAKES THE WORLD TAKES".
In addition to being an important bridge from Pennsylvania to New Jersey, this structure is a major landmark in the city of Trenton. It is signed as US 1 Business,[citation needed] though it does not officially carry that route.
This bridge is the southernmost free road crossing of the Delaware; no toll is collected. All road crossings downstream are tolled in the westbound direction (leaving New Jersey).
- ^ "About Bucks Co". The Central News. Perkasie, Pennsylvania. December 5, 1928. p. 4. Retrieved July 2, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
