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The truss configuration is the design patented by Bollman as the "Bollman suspension truss" in 1852. Each span is 79.5 feet (24.2 m) long, 25.5 feet (7.8 m) wide and about 21 feet (6.4 m) tall. The Bollman truss suspends the deck from a network of tension members, while the top chord resists compressive forces.
In 1835 the Washington branch of the B&O Railroad was completed, and Savage Station was established on the line about a mile southeast of the present mill. A spur of the B&O was laid to the Savage factory in 1887, and it was at this time that the famous Bollman Truss Railroad Bridge was moved to its present site from another location ...
Wendel Bollman. Wendel Bollman (January 21, 1814 – 1884) was an American self-taught civil engineer, best known for his iron railway bridges.Only one of his patented "Bollman truss" bridges survives, the Bollman Truss Railroad Bridge in Savage, Maryland.
Bollman Suspension and Trussed Bridge: 1869 October 18, 1972: Savage ... Bollman Truss Bullfrog Road Bridge: 1908 ... Burr Arch Through Truss LeGore Bridge: 1898-1900
This bridge was built in 1869 and is the only remaining Bollman truss bridge of its design in the country. It is now preserved as a National Historic Landmark. During the American Civil War, Savage Mill served an important role for the Union Army beginning in 1861. Despite a limited supply of cotton, the mill was used to manufacture canvas for ...
Savage: 2: Bollman Suspension and Trussed Bridge: ... Guilford Quarry Pratt Through Truss Bridge. June 2, 2021 : Jct. of Guilford Rd. and MD 32 Guilford: 20 ...
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, Bollman Truss Bridge: Extant Bollman truss: 1835 1984 Baltimore and Ohio Railroad (former) Little Patuxent River: Savage: Howard: MD-3: Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, Thomas Viaduct: Extant
Bollman Truss Railroad Bridge: Bollman Truss Railroad Bridge. February 16, 2000 : Savage Howard: Sole surviving example of the first successful all-metal bridge ...