Bow Bridge | |
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| Coordinates | 40°46′33″N73°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 andJacob Wrey Mould |
| Construction end | 1862 |
| Statistics | |
| Daily traffic | Pedestrian |
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TheBow Bridge/ˈboʊ/ is acast ironbridge located inCentral Park,New York City, crossing overthe Lake and used as a pedestrian walkway.[1]
It is decorated with an interlocking circlesbanister, with eight plantingurns on top of decorativebas-reliefpanels. Intricatearabesque elements andvolutes can be seen underneath the spanarch. Its 87-foot-long (27 m) span is the longest ofthe 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 byCalvert Vaux andJacob Wrey Mould, and completed in 1862.[3][4] It was built by the Bronx-based iron foundryJanes, Kirtland & Co., the same company that constructed the dome of U.S. Capitol Building.[7] The bridge was restored in 1974.[3][4][8] The bridge was closed again in November 2023 for a two-month renovation.[9][10]
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