Bollman Iron Truss Bridge
N 39° 08.077 W 076° 49.501
18S E 342262 N 4333301
Maryland Historical Society marker, dated 1869. Last surviving example of the bridging system invented by Wendel Bollman.
Waymark Code: WMQVN
Location: Maryland, United States
Date Posted: 09/18/2006
Views: 86
BOLLMAN IRON TRUSS BRIDGE
1869
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Spanning the Little Patuxent River is the sole surviving expample of the bridging system invented, 1850, by Wendel Bollman, Baltimore engineer. It was the first system, entirely of iron, used by the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad and the first in America. Through 1873 the company built about 100 such bridges.
Maryland Historical Society
County (required): Howard County
Location (required): The marker is on the south side of the bridge.
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