Bow Bridge (Central Park)
Bridge in The Ramble and Lake, Central Park
Bow Bridge
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Coordinates | 40°46′33″N 73°58′18.6″W / 40.77583°N 73.971833°W / 40.77583; -73.971833 |
Locale | The Ramble and Lake , Central Park |
Characteristics | |
Design | Classical Greek |
Material | Cast iron |
Total length | 87 feet (27 m) |
Longest span | 60 feet (18 m) |
No. of spans | 1 |
History | |
Designer | Calvert Vaux and Jacob Wrey Mould |
Construction end | 1862 |
Statistics | |
Daily traffic | Pedestrian |
Location | |
The Bow Bridge / ˈ b oʊ / is a cast iron bridge located in Central Park , New York City , crossing over the Lake and used as a pedestrian walkway. [1]
It 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 . Its 87-foot-long (27 m) span is the longest of the park's bridges , though the balustrade is 142 feet (43 m) long. [2] [3] [4] While other bridges in Central Park are inconspicuous, the Bow Bridge is made to stand out from its surroundings. [5] The Bow Bridge is also the only one of Central Park's seven ornamental iron bridges that does not traverse a bridle path. [6]
The bridge was designed by Calvert Vaux and Jacob Wrey Mould , and completed in 1862. [3] [4] It was built by the Bronx-based iron foundry Janes, Kirtland & Co. , the same company that constructed the dome of U.S. Capitol Building. [7] The bridge was restored in 1974. [3] [4] [8]
See also
References
- ↑ "Central Park Map" (PDF) . centralparknyc.org . Central Park Conservancy . 2014 . Retrieved April 1, 2019 .
- ↑ "Bow Bridge" . Central Park Conservancy . Retrieved April 7, 2019 .
- 1 2 3 "19. Bow Bridge" . Greensward Foundation . Retrieved April 7, 2019 .
- 1 2 3 Spiegler, J.C.; Gaykowski, P.M. (2006). The Bridges of Central Park . Then & Now. Arcadia. pp. 64–66. ISBN 978-0-7385-3861-7 .
- ↑ Reed, Henry Hope ; McGee, Robert M.; Mipaas, Esther (1990). "The Bridges of Central Park" . Greensward Foundation.
- ↑ Heckscher, Morrison H. (2008). Creating Central Park . Metropolitan Museum of Art. p. 46. ISBN 978-0-30013-669-2 .
- ↑ "Bow Bridge" . Central Park . Retrieved 2021-09-06 .
- ↑ "Restored Bow Bridge Reopens to Pedestrians" . The New York Times . 1974-09-24. ISSN 0362-4331 . Retrieved 2020-01-20 .
External links
- Media related to Bow Bridge (Central Park) at Wikimedia Commons
- Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) No. NY-195, " Central Park Bridges, Bow Bridge, Spanning Lake, Central Park, New York County, NY ", 6 photos, 1 data page, 1 photo caption page