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      The original bridge on this site, which itself replaced the Kirkbride-Rutherford Ferry, was finally completed in 1861, after almost two years of construction, and over two decades after the legislation was passed authorizing it.  It lasted until 1884, when it was destroyed by fire, believed to have been caused by a lit cigar butt.  The present bridge was built on the original piers and abutments by the Phoenix Bridge Company of Phoenixville, Pennsylvania.  Once known as the Trenton City Bridge, or just City Bridge, the Phoenix Bridge Company featured it in its catalog as one of the most advanced bridges in the country. 

      The Calhoun Street Bridge was built in 1884, of wrought iron.  It has seven spans (each nearly 180 feet long) and is a Pratt through truss, connecting Trenton, New Jersey to Morrisville, Pennsylvania.  The length of the entire bridge is about 1,273 feet.