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Bollman Bridge

Howard County, Maryland
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Photo taken by Bob Kirkpatrick

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Overview
Bollman through truss bridge over Little Patuxent River in Savage, near the intersection of Goman Road and Foundry Street
Location
Savage, Howard County, Maryland
Status
Open to pedestrians
History
Built for the main line of the B&O Railroad in 1869. Moved to present location around 1887. Remained in service until 1947. Restored in 1968 (perhaps 1983).
Builder
- Wendel Bollman
Design
Bollman through truss
Dimensions
Total length: 160.0 ft.
Deck width: 25.5 ft.
Recognition
Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on October 18, 1972
Also called
Bollman Truss Railroad Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+39.13481, -76.82503   (decimal degrees)
39°08'05" N, 76°49'30" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/342262/4333322 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Savage
Inventory numbers
NRHP 72000582 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
BH 36379 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (3,816)
Bollman truss (3)
Built 1869 (33)
Built during 1860s (215)
Cast iron (51)
Golden Age of Iron Bridges (31)
HAER documented (781)
Historic Civil Engineering Landmark (41)
Howard County, Maryland (15)
Last of its kind (8)
Maryland (423)
NR-listed (2,353)
 National Historic Landmark (12)
Open to Pedestrians (2,084)
Owned by county (16,482)
Rail-to-trail (492)
Relocated (364)
Savage, Maryland (1)
Through truss (9,200)
Total length 125-175 feet (4,134)
Truss (23,558)
Wendel Bollman (4)
Wrought iron (225)

Update Log 

  • September 27, 2012: New photo from Jann Mayer
  • November 23, 2008: New photos from James Baughn
  • March 20, 2008: Added by Bob Kirkpatrick

Sources 

  • Bob Kirkpatrick - madresfield [at] verizon [dot] net
  • HAER MD-1 - Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Bollman Truss Bridge, Spanning Little Patuxent River, Savage, Howard County, MD
  • Historicbridges.org - by Nathan Holth
  • Jann Mayer - jannmayer [at] gmail [dot] com
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Bollman Bridge
Posted March 20, 2008, by Bob Kirkpatrick (madresfield [at] verizon [dot] net)

Only surviving example of this type.

Patented in 1852.