Last Bollman Iron Truss Bridge
Posted by: pseudoprime
N 39° 08.077 W 076° 49.501
18S E 342262 N 4333301
This is the last surviving example of a bridging system invented by Wendel Bollman.
Waymark Code: WM53YA
Location: Maryland, United States
Date Posted: 11/07/2008
Views: 42
As the historic marker notes, "Spanning the Little Patuxent River is the sole surviving example of the bridging system invented, 1850, by Wendel Bollman, Baltimore engineer."
Parking is convenient and you can walk right up to the remarkably well-preserved structure.