List of arches and bridges in Central Park
Greywacke Arch (Image date: May 2011)
Winterdale Arch (Image date: May 2011)
110th Street Arch (Image date: February 2013)
Gapstow Bridge (Image date: November 2010)
This is a list of arches and bridges in Central Park.
Arches
- 110th Street Arch 40°48′00″N 73°57′29″W / 40.80000°N 73.95806°W
- Claremont Arch 40°47′16″N 73°58′01″W / 40.78778°N 73.96694°W
- Dalehead Arch 40°46′15″N 73°58′43″W / 40.77083°N 73.97861°W
- Denesmouth Arch 40°46′07″N 73°58′15″W / 40.76861°N 73.97083°W
- Driprock Arch 40°46′4.5″N 73°58′23.4″W / 40.767917°N 73.973167°W
- Dipway Arch 40°46.05′0″N 73°58.68′0″W / 40.76750°N 73.97800°W – 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 40°46′45.4″N 73°58′23.6″W / 40.779278°N 73.973222°W
- Glade Arch 40°46′35.3″N 73°57′56.3″W / 40.776472°N 73.965639°W
- Glen Span Arch 40°47′41″N 73°57′33″W / 40.79472°N 73.95917°W
- Greengap Arch
- Greyshot Arch 40°46.154′0″N 73°58.790′0″W / 40.76923°N 73.97983°W
- Greywacke Arch 40°46′44.7″N 73°57′56″W / 40.779083°N 73.96556°W
- Huddlestone Arch 40°47′44.7″N 73°57′20″W / 40.795750°N 73.95556°W
- Inscope Arch 40°46′0″N 73°58′22″W / 40.76667°N 73.97278°W
- Mountcliff Arch 40°48′0″N 73°57′28.4″W / 40.80000°N 73.957889°W
- Playmates Arch 40°46′10.3″N 73°58′29″W / 40.769528°N 73.97472°W
- Ramble Arch 40°46′42″N 73°58′16.7″W / 40.77833°N 73.971306°W
- Riftstone 40°46′34″N 73°58′32″W / 40.77611°N 73.97556°W
- Springbanks Arch
- Trefoil Arch 40°46′28″N 73°58′8″W / 40.77444°N 73.96889°W
- Willowdell Arch 40°46′12″N 73°58′16.4″W / 40.77000°N 73.971222°W
- Winterdale Arch 40°46′54.6″N 73°58′9.8″W / 40.781833°N 73.969389°W
Bridges
Bow Bridge (Image date: August 2009; HDR image)
Gothic Bridge (Image date: December 2010)
- Balcony Bridge 40°46′43.2″N 73°58′20.9″W / 40.778667°N 73.972472°W
- Bow Bridge 40°46′33″N 73°58′18.6″W / 40.77583°N 73.971833°W – 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 40°46′45.5″N 73°58′24″W / 40.779306°N 73.97333°W
- Gapstow Bridge 40°46′1″N 73°58′25.5″W / 40.76694°N 73.973750°W – 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 40°47′20″N 73°57′43.3″W / 40.78889°N 73.962028°W
- Bank Rock Bridge, Oak Bridge or Cabinet Bridge 40°46′43.3″N 73°58′18″W / 40.778694°N 73.97167°W
- Pine Bank Bridge 40°46′9.1″N 73°58′44″W / 40.769194°N 73.97889°W
- Reservoir Bridge (East 85th Street) #24 40°46′54.8″N 73°57′45.6″W / 40.781889°N 73.962667°W
- Reservoir Bridge (West 94th Street) #27 40°47′4″N 73°57′58.4″W / 40.78444°N 73.966222°W
- Terrace Bridge 40°46′43″N 73°58′21″W / 40.77861°N 73.97250°W
Former structures
- Marble Arch 40°46′11″N 73°58′23″W / 40.76972°N 73.97306°W
- Oval Arch or Spur Rock Arch 40°46′6″N 73°58′42″W / 40.76833°N 73.97833°W [5]
- Outset Arch 40°46′2″N 73°58′22″W / 40.76722°N 73.97278°W [6]
References
- ↑ New York Focus - Central Park 2009
- ↑ Bow Bridge Central Park Conservancy
- ↑ "The Official Website of Central Park – Gapstow Bridge". Centralparknyc.org. Retrieved 2012-10-02.
- ↑ "Gapstow Bridge". Centralpark.com. Retrieved 2012-10-02.
- ↑ "Restore Arches". Central Park Arch Project. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
- ↑ "Bridges of Central Park, Lost Bridges". Greensward Foundation. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
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