List of arches and bridges in Central Park

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File:Greywacke Arch CP jeh.jpg
Greywacke Arch (Image date: May 2011)
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Winterdale Arch (Image date: May 2011)
110th Street Arch (Image date: February 2013)
File:Gapstow bridge of central park in november.jpg
Gapstow Bridge (Image date: November 2010)

This is a list of arches and bridges in Central Park.

Arches

  • 110th Street Arch Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  • Claremont Arch Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  • Dalehead Arch Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  • Denesmouth Arch Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  • Driprock Arch Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  • Dipway Arch Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. – It features curved granite detail along the abutments. The inner passageway is lined with red brick and is divided into blind arcades of seven arches, each with a granite keystone. It is located just through the "Artisans’ Gate", at Central Park South and Seventh Avenue.[1]
  • Eaglevale Arch Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  • Glade Arch Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  • Glen Span Arch Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  • Greengap Arch
  • Greyshot Arch Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  • Greywacke Arch Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  • Huddlestone Arch Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  • Inscope Arch Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  • Mountcliff Arch Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  • Playmates Arch Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  • Ramble Arch Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  • Riftstone Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  • Springbanks Arch
  • Trefoil Arch Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  • Willowdell Arch Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  • Winterdale Arch Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.

Bridges

  • Balcony Bridge Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  • Bow Bridge Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. – The bridge crosses The Lake, and is decorated with an interlocking circles banister, with eight planting urns on top of decorative bas-relief panels. Intricate arabesque elements and volutes can be seen underneath the span arch. The bridge was designed by Calvert Vaux and Jacob Wrey Mould, and completed in 1862. At 87 feet, it is the longest bridge in the park.[2]
  • Eagle Vale Bridge also called West 74th Street Arch Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  • Gapstow Bridge Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. – A schist bridge crossing The Pond, its first iteration was designed by Jacob Wrey Mould in 1874. The bridge was a wooden bridge with intricate cast iron railings. Due to excessive tear and wear, it was replaced by the present simple stone structure in 1896, by Howard & Caudwell.[3] Gapstow stands 12 feet high, spans 44 feet of water, and stretches 76 feet in its full length.[4]
  • Glen Span Bridge
  • Gothic Bridge Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  • Bank Rock Bridge, Oak Bridge or Cabinet Bridge Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  • Pine Bank Bridge Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  • Reservoir Bridge (East 85th Street) #24 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  • Reservoir Bridge (West 94th Street) #27 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  • Terrace Bridge Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.

Former structures

  • Marble Arch Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  • Oval Arch or Spur Rock Arch Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. [5]
  • Outset Arch Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. [6]

References

  1. New York Focus - Central Park 2009
  2. Bow Bridge Central Park Conservancy
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