Bollman Suspension and Trussed Bridge
The Bollman Truss Railroad Bridge across the Little Patuxent River at Savage, Maryland, is one of the oldest standing iron railroad bridges in the United States and the sole surviving example of a revolutionary design in the history of American bridge engineering.Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Photo: Kjssws, Public domain.
- Type: Bridge
- Description: historic truss bridge in Savage, Maryland, United States
- Also known as: “Bollman Iron Truss Bridge”, “Bollman Suspension Truss Bridge”, and “Bollman Truss Railroad Bridge”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Savage Mill Historic District and Savage Mill.
Savage Mill Historic District
Park
Photo: Pubdog, Public domain.
The Savage Mill Historic District is a national historic district located at Savage, Howard County, Maryland. The district comprises the industrial complex of Savage Mill and the village of workers' housing to the north of the complex.
Savage Mill
Commercial area
Photo: Pubdog, Public domain.
The Savage Mill is a historic cotton mill complex in Savage, Maryland, which has been turned into a complex of shops and restaurants. It was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974. Savage Mill is situated 990 feet northwest of Bollman Suspension and Trussed Bridge.
Savage station
Railway station
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Savage station is a MARC Camden Line station located on the border of Howard County and Anne Arundel County, Maryland. It is located off Dorsey Run Road near Maryland Route 32 between Annapolis Junction and Savage, Maryland. Savage station is situated 1½ miles southeast of Bollman Suspension and Trussed Bridge.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Savage and North Laurel.
Savage
Photo: Jonboy, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Savage is an unincorporated community and census-designated place located in Howard County, Maryland, United States, approximately 18 miles south of Baltimore and 21 miles north of Washington, D.C. It is situated close to the city of Laurel and to the planned community of Columbia.
North Laurel
Village
Photo: FlugKerl2, CC BY-SA 3.0.
North Laurel is a census-designated place in Howard County, Maryland, United States. The published population was 25,379 at the 2020 census. North Laurel is adjacent to the City of Laurel, which is located across the Patuxent River in Prince George's County. North Laurel is situated 2 miles southwest of Bollman Suspension and Trussed Bridge.
High Ridge
Neighborhood
High Ridge is an unincorporated community in Howard County, Maryland, United States. A postal stop operated from May 25, 1892, through December 1895 and until May 1899 as "Highridge". High Ridge is situated 2 miles southwest of Bollman Suspension and Trussed Bridge.
Bollman Suspension and Trussed Bridge
- Categories: truss bridge, steel bridge, railway bridge, iron bridge, and transportation
- Location: Howard, Maryland, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Japanese—“Bollman Suspension and Trussed Bridge” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “جسر السكك الحديدية بولمان تروس”
- Arabic: “جسر بولمان تروس السكك الحديدية”
- Chinese: “花樑橋”
- French: “pont en treillis de Bollman”
- French: “pont ferroviaire en treillis de Bollman”
- French: “Pont ferroviaire en treillis de Bollman”
- German: “Bollman Truss Bridge”
- Japanese: “ボルマン・トラス鉄道橋”
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