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Bow Bridge

New York County, New York
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Overall View Of Bridge, Looking East

Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record

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Map 

Facts 

Overview
Cast iron plate girder bridge over The Lake on a pedestrian walkway in Central Park
Location
New York City, New York County, New York
Status
Open to pedestrians
History
Built 1859-62
Builders
- Calvert Vaux
- Jacon Wrey Mould
Design
Cast iron deck girder
Dimensions
Span length: 87.0 ft.
Total length: 87.0 ft.
Recognition
Posted to the National Register of Historic Places
Approximate latitude, longitude
+40.77571, -73.97178   (decimal degrees)
40°46'33" N, 73°58'18" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/586767/4514368 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Central Park
Inventory numbers
NRHP 66000538 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
BH 42368 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (3,822)
Built 1862 (12)
Built during 1860s (217)
Calvert Vaux (8)
Cast iron (52)
Deck girder (1,802)
Girder (3,241)
Golden Age of Iron Bridges (31)
HAER documented (782)
 Jacon Wrey Mould (1)
NR-listed (2,354)
New York (1,767)
New York City, New York (139)
New York County, New York (68)
Open to Pedestrians (2,084)
Plate girder (2,253)
Span length 75-100 feet (4,719)
Total length 75-100 feet (4,795)

Update Log 

  • November 29, 2011: Updated by Frank Hicks: Added GPS coordinates
  • April 19, 2009: Added by James Baughn

Sources 

  • HAER NY-195 - Central Park Bridges, Bow Bridge, Spanning Lake, Central Park, New York, New York County, NY
  • Frank Hicks

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