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The Bollman Bridge is a two-span through-truss, resting on granite abutments at each end and a granite pier in the middle of the river. The truss structure is a mixture of wrought and cast iron. The truss configuration is the design patented by Bollman as the "Bollman suspension truss" in 1852.
English: Wendel Bollman's bridge patent. On January 6, 1852, Bollman was awarded patent No. 8,624 for his unique design for railroad bridges known as the Bollman truss. This is a diagram of the various features of the bridge patent and its members.
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Built in 1836–1837, the B&O's first crossing over the Potomac was an 830-foot (250 m) covered wood truss. [2] It was the only rail crossing of the Potomac River until after the American Civil War. The single-track bridge, composed of six river spans plus a span over the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal, was designed by Benjamin Henry Latrobe, II.
Bollman's Bridge Patent (1852) Ilchester, Maryland, Bollman truss bridge over Patapsco River. The bridge was destroyed by a flood. On January 6, 1852, Bollman was awarded patent No. 8,624 for his unique design known as the "Bollman truss." [2] He left the B&O and founded W. Bollman and Company in 1858 with his partners John Clark and John H ...
Designed by the self-taught civil engineer Wendel Bollman in 1871, this truss bridge is the last remaining span of the Pittsburgh Division line associated with Bollman. Around 1931, it was moved from Wills Creek to a location 1.5 miles (2.4 km) north of Meyersdale, Pennsylvania, after it was no longer able to safely carry heavier modern ...
Boundary Map of the Union Mills Homestead Historic District, Carroll County, at Maryland Historical Trust Union Mills Homestead Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) No. md-170, " Bollman Truss Bridge, Union Mills Homestead Park, 3311 Littlestown Pike, Westminster, Carroll County, MD ", 1 photo, 1 photo caption page
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