The West Trenton Railroad Bridge is a

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carrying

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's Trenton Subdivision and

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West Trenton Line The West Trenton Line is a SEPTA Regional Rail service connecting Center City Philadelphia to the West Trenton section of Ewing Township, New Jersey. With around 12,000 riders every weekday, it is the third busiest line in the SEPTA Regional R ...

across the Delaware River between Lower Makefield Township in

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and the West Trenton section of Ewing Township in Mercer County,

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. It was originally designed by the

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and was constructed from 1911 to 1913 by the F. W. Talbot Construction Company. The bridge is long between abutments, and is made up of 14 arches, 11 of which have a clear span of and 3 with a clear span of The masonry piers alongside this bridge carried the original 1875 wrought-iron truss bridge (Yardleyville Centennial Bridge).

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1875 Philadelphia Centennial Railroad Bridge at Yardleyville
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