In the title Pb(II) complex, [Pb(2)(C(2)Cl(3)O(2))(2)(NO(3))(2)(C(12)H(8)N(2))(2)](n), the 1,10-phenanthroline ligand is chelating, the nitrate anion chelates one Pb(II) ion and simultaneously bridges a neighbouring Pb(II) ion via the third O atom, and the trichloro-acetate anion is bidentate, bridging two Pb(II) ions. The coordination geometry is based on a penta-gonal-bipramidal geometry defined by an N(2)O(5) donor set with no obvious stereochemical role for the lead-bound lone pair of electrons. The coordination polymer has a zigzag topology along [010] and comprises alternating eight-membered {PbONO}(2) and {PbOCO}(2) rings.