Bollman Truss Railroad Bridge

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The Bollman Truss Railroad Bridge is a historic 19th-century iron railroad bridge in Savage, Maryland, notable as one of the earliest surviving examples of a cast- and wrought-iron truss bridge in the United States.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historic bridge
iron railroad bridge
truss bridge
builtFor Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
completionDate 1852
constructionStartDate 1850
country United States
county Howard County
crosses Little Patuxent River
currentUse pedestrian bridge
designer Wendel Bollman
engineeringSignificance early use of independent tension and compression members
hasCoordinateLatitude 39.137
hasCoordinateLongitude -76.824
hasSubstructure stone masonry piers
hasSuperstructure iron truss
heritageDesignation National Historic Landmark
heritageDesignationDate 1964
historicEra 19th century
length about 160 feet
listedOn National Register of Historic Places
locatedIn Howard County, Maryland
linked to: Howard County

Maryland
Savage, Maryland
United States
material cast iron
wrought iron
namedAfter Wendel Bollman
notableFor being one of the earliest surviving cast- and wrought-iron truss bridges in the United States
being the only surviving example of the Bollman suspension truss system
NRHPListingDate 1966
NRHPReferenceNumber 66000035
numberOfSpans 2
openToPublic yes
originalLocation near Relay, Maryland
owner Howard County, Maryland
linked to: Howard County
partOf Savage Mill Historic District
linked to: Savage Mill
preservationStatus preserved
railroadLineServed Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Washington Branch
relocatedTo Savage, Maryland
relocationDate 1887
spanLength about 79 feet
state Maryland
structureType Bollman suspension truss
usedFor railroad traffic

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Savage, Maryland hasLandmark Bollman Truss Railroad Bridge
Savage Mill locatedNear Bollman Truss Railroad Bridge