The Engineering Contributions of Wendel BollmanVogel, Robert M.
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The Engineering Contributions of Wendel Bollman
Vogel, Robert M.
Bollman, W. (Wendel), 1814-1884; Iron and steel bridges -- History
1852- Savage, Md., Little Bollman 2/+-80' Still standing. Moved to
Patuxent River through Savage in 1888; original
truss location unknown. This and
succeeding Bollman trusses
use iron towers. B. & O.
RR.
1852 (or Marriottsville, Bollman 1/50' One of first Bollman
1853)-? Md., Patapsco River truss trusses with iron towers.
B. & O. RR.
1853-? Zanesville, Ohio, Bollman 4/124' Double track, Central Ohio
Muskingum River truss (or RR. Designed by Bollman;
5/160') built by Douglas, Smith &
Co., Zanesville.
1854- Elysville (now Bollman 3/97'9" Upper bridge, skew. Cost,
1870(?) Daniels), Md., through $24,477.59. B. & O. RR.
Patapsco River truss
1854-1862 Monocacy, Md., Bollman 3/119' Blown up September 8,
Monocacy River truss 1862; rebuilt in 1864.
Cost, $22,722.59.
B. & O. RR.
1854-? Eastern Ohio Bollman 1/40' C. O. RR. Section 76
truss(?) adjacent to 300-ft.
tunnel.
1855-? Bridgeville, Ohio, Bollman 1/71' C. O. RR.
Salt Creek deck truss
Pre-1855-? Buffalo, N.Y. -- -- Unidentified. Mentioned by
George Vose in Railroad
Advocate (June 9, 1855).
1856-? Elysville, Md., Bollman 3/111' Lower Bridge. B. & O. RR.
about 1-1/4 miles through
east of 1854 truss
bridge, Patapsco
River
Pre-1856-? Marriottsville, Bollman 1/48'9" Referred to as "Tunnel
Md. truss(?) Bridge" in B. & O. RR.
annual report, 1856.
1856-? Near Ijamsville, "Iron 3/23'9" Possibly trussed beams;
Md., Bush Creek girders" mentioned in B. & O. RR.
annual report, 1856.
1856-? Near Ijamsville, "Iron 2/23'9" As above.
Md., Bush Creek girders"
1856- North Branch, Md., Bollman 3/142' Partially destroyed in
c.1862 Potomac River deck truss Civil War. B. & O. RR.
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