Bollman Bridge

Photos 

Photo taken by Bob Kirkpatrick

Enlarge

BH Photo #113107

Map 

Street View 

• View #1

Facts 

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).

Builders

- B&O Mount Clare Shops of Baltimore, Maryland
- Wendel Bollman of Baltimore, Maryland

Railroads

- Baltimore & Ohio Railroad (B&O; BO)
- Rail-to-trail

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)

Quadrangle map:

Savage

Inventory numbers

NRHP 72000582 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
BH 36379 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Update Log 

• February 18, 2017: Updated by Christopher Finigan: Added category "Pin-connected"
• April 16, 2015: New photos from David McCardell
• September 11, 2013: New Street View added by Dave King
• 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
• Dave King - DKinghawkfan [at] hotmail [dot] com
• David McCardell - mccardelldavid [at] gmail [dot] com

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