Bollman Iron Truss Bridge
N 39° 08.077 W 076° 49.501
18S E 342262 N 4333301
Last surviving example of the bridging system invented by Wendel Bollman.
Waymark Code: WMR3X
Location: Maryland, United States
Date Posted: 09/22/2006
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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
Date Built: 01/01/1869
www:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bollman_Truss_Railroad_Bridge
Parking Coordinates:: Not Listed
Length of Span: Not listed
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Visit Instructions:
Log your find with a picture of the bridge with yourself or your GPS in the foreground. This shot does not have to be taken "on" the bridge. The shot should show the "truss" structure of the bridge as well.