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B&O Patterson Bollman Bridge

View of Bollman truss from up-river before 1900

BH Photo #269334

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Description

The predecessor Patterson Viaduct was almost totally destroyed in an 1868 flood. A single-span Bollman Truss built into the west abutment in 1869 incorporated the original roadway arch and upstream wing wall. The Bollman design was supplanted by another bridge before the railroad was realigned about 400 feet (120 m) upstream in 1902–1903 with the opening of the Ilchester Tunnel.

Facts

Overview: Lost Bollman through truss bridge over Patapsco River on Former Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Location: Ilchester, Howard County, Maryland, and Baltimore County, Maryland
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
History: Built 1869 atop washed-out ruins of Patterson Viaduct, replaced 1902-03 by line realignment
Builder: - B&O Mount Clare Shops of Baltimore, Maryland
Railroad: - Baltimore & Ohio Railroad (B&O; BO)
Design: Bollman through truss
Approximate latitude, longitude: +39.24914, -76.76473 (decimal degrees)
39°14'57" N, 76°45'53" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 18/347721/4345908 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Savage
Inventory number: BH 58595 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Update Log

October 4, 2014: New photos from Patrick S. O'Donnell
October 29, 2013: Added by Alexander D. Mitchell IV

Related Bridges

Patterson Viaduct Pedestrian Bridge (Successor)
B&O - Patterson Viaduct (Predecessor)

Sources

Alexander D. Mitchell IV
Patrick S. O'Donnell - 1 [dot] 991km [at] comcast [dot] net

B&O - Patterson Bollman Bridge