Trenton Makes Bridge

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Trenton Makes Bridge is a historic steel truss bridge over the Delaware River, famous for its large illuminated slogan “Trenton Makes The World Takes.”

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Predicate Object
instanceOf bridge ⓘ
steel truss bridge ⓘ
connects Morrisville, Pennsylvania ⓘ
Trenton, New Jersey ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
crosses Delaware River ⓘ
crossesBetween New Jersey ⓘ
Pennsylvania ⓘ
hasAlternativeName Lower Trenton Bridge ⓘ
Lower Trenton Toll-Supported Bridge ⓘ
hasCulturalSignificance symbol of Trenton’s industrial history ⓘ
hasFeature large illuminated sign ⓘ
hasNumberOfSpans multiple steel truss spans ⓘ
hasSlogan Trenton Makes The World Takes ⓘ
hasTrafficType pedestrian traffic ⓘ
vehicular traffic ⓘ
heritageStatus historic bridge ⓘ
illumination neon lighting ⓘ
isToll no ⓘ
lightingColor red letters ⓘ
white background ⓘ
locatedIn Morrisville, Pennsylvania ⓘ
Trenton, New Jersey ⓘ
maintainedBy Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission ⓘ
material steel ⓘ
notableFor illuminated slogan ⓘ
role as gateway to Trenton ⓘ
opened 1928 ⓘ
owner Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission ⓘ
partOf U.S. Route 1 Business ⓘ
region Northeastern United States ⓘ
replaced earlier wooden bridge ⓘ
riverBankLocation east bank in Trenton, New Jersey ⓘ
west bank in Morrisville, Pennsylvania ⓘ
signOrientation faces south along the Delaware River ⓘ
signText Trenton Makes The World Takes ⓘ
signType riveted steel letters with internal lighting ⓘ
structureType truss bridge ⓘ
usedFor road traffic ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Trenton, New Jersey → hasLandmark → Trenton Makes Bridge ⓘ
Morrisville, Pennsylvania → hasBridgeConnection → Calhoun Street Bridge (nearby connection to Trenton) ⓘ
linked to: Trenton Makes Bridge
Trenton Makes The World Takes → isNicknamed → Trenton Makes sign ⓘ
linked to: Trenton Makes Bridge
Lower Trenton Bridge → alsoKnownAs → Trenton Makes Bridge ⓘ