The Patuxent Branch

Savage to Guilford, MD

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Topographical map from 1907 shows the Patuxent Branch. It starts... — Topographical map from 1907 shows the Patuxent Branch. It starts at "Savage Sta" at the lower right of the map and continues northward to Guilford. Another map from 15 years earlier does not show this line.

*Bollman Truss Bridge:* A picture of the famed Bollman Truss Bri... — **Bollman Truss Bridge:** A picture of the famed Bollman Truss Bridge as it stands today on the abandoned Patuxent Branch. Note the message above, "BUILT BY B&O R.R. C.O. 1869" Photo by Mike Palmer, 6/9/2012.

*Bollman Truss Bridge:* The marker for this bridge reads: "Spann... — **Bollman Truss Bridge:** The marker for this bridge reads: "Spanning the little Patuxent River is the sole surviving example 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." Photo by Mike Palmer, 6/9/2012.

South of the bridge, the short spur is used as a bike path. Note... — South of the bridge, the short spur is used as a bike path. Note the rails still in the ground. Photo by Mike Palmer, 6/9/2012.

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Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Docket: 6731	2/8/1928	Section: 1
App. for certificate authorizing it to abandon a part of its Patuxent Branch extending from a point west of Savage to Guilford, Maryland, a distance of 2.5. miles.
Length: 2.5 miles	481	Citation: 138 ICC 327

Wikipedia: Savage, Maryland

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