The Newtown Historic Association invites the community to a presentation by Mike Sellers on “The History of, and Plans for the Newtown Trolley Bridge” at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Sept. 18, at the Half-moon Inn at 105 Court St., Newtown.
Learn about this project, which includes future plans to build a pedestrian bridge at the old Newtown Trolley Bridge site.
The Newtown Trolley Bridge over Newtown Creek was completed in late 1896 by the Newtown Electric Street Railway Company, which operated an electric trolley line from 1897 to 1923. At the turn of the century, hourly trolley service was offered to Doylestown, Langhorne, Bristol, and Trenton via Yardley. With railroad connections, one could reach New York in just over two hours.
The Newtown Trolley entered the borough on South Lincoln Avenue, turned west on Penn Street, and then went north on State Street, where it traveled over the Newtown Creek and on to Doylestown.
The Newtown Creek Bridge Project envisions a pedestrian bridge at the site of the Old Newtown Trolley Bridge and would connect Frost Lane in Newtown Borough with Sycamore Street in Newtown Township. The historical remnants of the original trolley bridge will be highlighted. Newtown Borough and the Newtown Creek Coalition are partners in the planning for the bridge project and support for an application to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania for funding.
Sellers is the president and co-founder of the nonprofit Newtown Creek Coalition.
For information, visit https://www.newtownhistoric.org/event/general-membership-meeting-18/ or call 215-968-4004.
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