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Cleft Ridge Arch

Kings County, New York

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Cleft Ridge Arch

looking north

Photo taken by Geoff Hubbs in August 2019

License: Released into public domain

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BH Photo #454512

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Facts 

Overview
Closed spandrel arch bridge over Pedestrian Path on Wellhouse Drive
Location
New York City, Kings County, New York
Status
Open to authorized vehicles only
History
Built 1872
Builders
- Calvert Vaux of London, England, United Kingdom
- Frederick Law Olmsted
Design
Closed-spandrel concrete arch
Dimensions
Total length: 20.0 ft.
Deck width: 60.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+40.65996, -73.96489   (decimal degrees)
40°39'36" N, 73°57'54" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/587501/4501525 (zone/easting/northing)
Inventory number
BH 86405 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (7,626)
Arch (12,157)
Built 1872 (107)
Built during 1870s (1,122)
Calvert Vaux (18)
Closed-spandrel arch (4,027)
Deck arch (11,394)
Frederick Law Olmsted (16)
 Have street view (27,065)
Kings County, New York (84)
New York (4,436)
New York City, New York (322)
Open to authorized vehicles (266)
Owned by city (5,461)
Total length under 25 feet (2,505)

Update Log 

  • August 18, 2019: New photos from Geoff Hubbs

Sources 

  • Geoff Hubbs

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