What a fascinating engraving! Below is a Trentoniana article from 1856 announcing the repair work being done on the old wooden bridge.Below is a photo from the Trentoniana collection at the Trenton Free Public Library which shows what the caption says is the Calhoun Street bridge. Which begs the question: Is the lower photo a later photo of the same wooden bridge with modifications? Perhaps a Trenton Historical Society member or another local authority can enlighten us.
The pictures you show are of the original incarnations of the 'Trenton Makes" bridge: http://bridgehunter.com/nj/mercer/trenton/ and the prior iteration of Calhoun Street Bridge https://bridgehunter.com/pa/bucks/calhoun-street/
ReplyDeleteSincerely,
Art S.