Bollman Truss Bridge - Laurel, MD - U.S. National Register of Historic Places on Waymarking.com

This bridge was one of the few survivors of over 100 bridges built by the Bollman Company. There are three bridges at this location. The first bridge is on the west side and that is the pedestrian bridge. Then in the middle is the Bollman Truss Bridge. All the way to the right is the main road, Foundry Street. The state marker says, "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."

Street address: 8650 Foundry Street Savage, MD Howard 20763 County / Borough / Parish: Howard Year listed: 1972 Historic (Areas of) Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering Periods of significance: 1850-1874 Historic function: Transportation Current function: Landscape, Work In Progress Privately owned?: yes Primary Web Site: [Web Link] Secondary Website 1: [Web Link] Secondary Website 2: [Web Link] Season start / Season finish: Not listed Hours of operation: Not listed National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed

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