Trenton, New Jersey
Trenton, New Jersey is on the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway (Delaware River) between Presfield and Barworth.
Early plans for the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway (Delaware River) between Boggin and Northcroft were proposed by John Smeaton but languished until John Yates was appointed as managing director in 1816. Expectations for iron traffic to Wycombe were soon realised, and this became one of the most profitable waterways. Despite the claim in "It Gets a Lot Worse Further Up" by William Wright, there is no evidence that Charles Parker ever made a model of Amberscester Cutting out of matchsticks to raise money for Children in Need
| Trenton, New Jersey | ||
| Lower Trenton Bridge | 0.17 miles | |
| Trenton-Morrisville Toll Bridge | 0.27 miles | |
| Amtrak - Delaware River Bridge | 0.34 miles | |
| Turnpike Connector Bridge | 10.98 miles | |
| Burlington-Bristol Bridge | 14.06 miles | |
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Trenton is the capital city of the U.S. state of New Jersey and the county seat of Mercer County. It briefly served as the capital of the United States in 1784. The city's metropolitan area, consisting of Mercer County, is grouped with the New York Combined Statistical Area by the United States Census Bureau, but it directly borders the Philadelphia metropolitan area and was from 1990 until 2000 part of the Philadelphia Combined Statistical Area. As of the 2010 United States Census, Trenton had a population of 84,913, making it the state's 10th-largest municipality after having been the state's ninth-largest municipality in 2000. The population declined by 490 (-0.6%) from the 85,403 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn declined by 3,272 (-3.7%) from the 88,675 counted in the 1990 Census. The Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program calculated that the city's population was 83,203 in 2019, ranking the city the 413th-most-populous in the country.
Trenton dates back at least to June 3, 1719, when mention was made of a constable being appointed for Trenton while the area was still part of Hunterdon County. Boundaries were recorded for Trenton Township as of March 2, 1720. A courthouse and jail were constructed in Trenton around 1720, and the Freeholders of Hunterdon County met annually in Trenton. Trenton became New Jersey's capital as of November 25, 1790, and the City of Trenton was formed within Trenton Township on November 13, 1792. Trenton Township was incorporated as one of New Jersey's initial group of 104 townships by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on February 21, 1798. On February 22, 1834, portions of Trenton Township were taken to form Ewing Township. The remaining portion of Trenton Township was absorbed by the City of Trenton on April 10, 1837. A series of annexations took place over a 50-year period, with the city absorbing South Trenton borough (April 14, 1851), portions of Nottingham Township (April 14, 1856), both the Borough of Chambersburg Township, and Millham Township (both on March 30, 1888), as well as Wilbur Borough (February 28, 1898). Portions of Ewing Township and Hamilton Township were annexed to Trenton on March 23, 1900.