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Bollman Bridge

Somerset County, Pennsylvania

Photos 

View Of Bridge From South Looking Northeast

Photo taken by Jet Lowe for the Historic American Engineering Record

View photos at Library of Congress

BH Photo #314278

Map 

Description 

This iron Warren through truss originally served as a railroad bridge on the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad's Pittsburgh Division. It was designed by the renowned chief engineer of the B & O, Wendell Bollman.

-- Historic American Engineering Record

Facts 

Overview
Warren through truss bridge over Railroad on Long Road (T381)
Location
Somerset County, Pennsylvania
Status
Removed and relocated
History
Built 1871 as railroad bridge; Erected here 1910; Removed
Builder
- Wendel Bollman of Baltimore, Maryland
Design
Warren through truss
Dimensions
Total length: 81.0 ft.
Deck width: 13.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+39.83019, -79.04247   (decimal degrees)
39°49'49" N, 79°02'33" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
17/667513/4410743 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Meyersdale
Inventory number
BH 65613 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (6,377)
Built 1871 (101)
Built during 1870s (914)
HAER documented (1,097)
Pennsylvania (4,528)
Relocated (669)
Somerset County, Pennsylvania (114)
Through truss (13,141)
 Total length 75-100 feet (6,061)
Truss (29,800)
Unknown status (1,466)
Warren through truss (1,499)
Warren truss (5,935)
Wendel Bollman (17)
Wrought Iron (371)

Update Log 

  • January 22, 2015: Updated by Luke: Bridge not lost, relocated to be part of the Great Allegheny Passage Trail
  • January 22, 2015: Added by Dave King

Related Bridges 

Sources 

  • Dave King - DKinghawkfan [at] hotmail [dot] com
  • HAER PA-373 - Wills Creek Bollman Bridge, Spanning CSX tracks at T381, Meyersdale, Somerset County, PA
  • Luke

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