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.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic bridge
ⓘ
iron railroad bridge ⓘ truss bridge ⓘ |
| builtFor | Baltimore and Ohio Railroad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| completionDate | 1852 ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1850 ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| county | Howard County NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| crosses | Little Patuxent River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| currentUse | pedestrian bridge ⓘ |
| designer | Wendel Bollman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| 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
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Maryland ⓘ Savage, Maryland NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| material |
cast iron
ⓘ
wrought iron ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Wendel Bollman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| 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 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Savage Mill Historic District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| preservationStatus | preserved ⓘ |
| railroadLineServed | Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Washington Branch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relocatedTo | Savage, Maryland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relocationDate | 1887 ⓘ |
| spanLength | about 79 feet ⓘ |
| state | Maryland ⓘ |
| structureType | Bollman suspension truss ⓘ |
| usedFor | railroad traffic ⓘ |
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