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 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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Savage, Maryland hasLandmark Bollman Truss Railroad Bridge