Bollman Bridge

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 

-- Historic American Engineering Record

Bridge has been relocated (2007) to the Great Allegheny Passage Trail MM 30.25, crossing Scratch Hill Road, in Meyersdale.

Facts 

Overview

Warren through truss bridge over B&O Railroad on Long Road (T381)

Location

Somerset County, Pennsylvania

Status

Relocated for trail usage

History

Built 1871 as railroad bridge; Erected here 1910; Relocated for trail use.

Builder

- Wendel Bollman of Baltimore, Maryland

Railroads

- Baltimore & Ohio Railroad (BO)
- CSX Railroad (CSX)

Design

Pinned 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 

Update Log 

• March 29, 2020: Updated by Christopher Finigan: Added category "Pin-connected"
• 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 

• GAP - Bollman Bridge (Parts reused in)

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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