FORM 3
 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/
 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
12/31/2008		 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
BLACKROCK STRATEGIC MUNICIPAL TRUST [BSD]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATE CENTER, 100 N TRYON ST		 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director __X__ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

CHARLOTTE, NC 28255		 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
___ Form filed by One Reporting Person
_X_ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)		 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Auction Rate Preferred 328 (1)
I
By Subsidiary

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/
BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATE CENTER
100 N TRYON ST
CHARLOTTE, NC 28255		     X    
Blue Ridge Investments, L.L.C.
214 NORTH TRYON STREET
CHARLOTTE, NC 28255		     X    

Signatures

Bank of America Corporation, /s/ Charles F. Bowman, Senior Vice President 01/12/2009
**Signature of Reporting Person Date
Blue Ridge Investments, L.L.C., /s/ Kevin G. Finnegan, Vice President 01/12/2009
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) The Auction Preferred Shares ("Shares") reported in Table I represent 328 Shares beneficially owned by Blue Ridge Investments, L.L.C. ("Blue Ridge"). Blue Ridge is an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of Bank of America Corporation ("Bank of America").
 
Remarks:
The 328 Shares reported herein represent Bank of America's combined holdings in multiple series of auction preferred
 securities of the issuer, which are treated herein as one class of securities in accordance with the Auction Rate Securities
 -- Global Exemptive Relief no-action letter issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on September 22, 2008.
 Bank of America undertakes to provide, upon request by the SEC, the issuer or a security holder of the issuer, complete
 information regarding the number of equity securities of the issuer purchased or sold at each different price and date of
 all transactions in such securities that occurred after Bank of America became a 10% owner but prior to the date of this
 filing.

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