Lower Trenton Bridge

Lower Trenton Bridge
The south side of the bridge in 2023
Coordinates40°12′38″N 74°46′06″W / 40.2105°N 74.7683°W / 40.2105; -74.7683
Carries2 lanes of

US 1 Bus. (5 ton weight limit)
CrossesDelaware River
LocaleMorrisville, Pennsylvania and Trenton, New Jersey
Official nameLower Trenton Toll Supported Bridge
Other name(s)Trenton Makes Bridge
Maintained byDelaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission
Characteristics
DesignPennsylvania (Petit) truss bridge
Total length1,022 feet (312 m)
History
OpenedJanuary 30, 1806 (original span)
November 30, 1928 (current bridge)[1]
(load limit: 5 tons)
Statistics
TollNone
Location
Map

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).

  1. ^ "About Bucks Co". The Central News. Perkasie, Pennsylvania. December 5, 1928. p. 4. Retrieved July 2, 2020 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon