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Pine Bank Arch

New York County, New York

Photos 

Elevated View To North Of Bridge, Undergoing Rehabilitation

Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record

View photos at Library of Congress

BH Photo #154963

Map 

Street View 

Facts 

Overview
Cast iron girder bridge over the bridle path on a pedestrian walkway in Central Park
Location
New York City, New York County, New York
Status
Open to pedestrians
History
Built 1861
Builders
- Calvert Vaux of London, England, United Kingdom (Design)
- J.B. & W.W. Cornell (Foundry)
- Jacob Wrey Mould of Chislehurst, Kent, England, United Kingdom (Draftsman)
Design
Cast iron deck girder
Approximate latitude, longitude
+40.76925, -73.97891   (decimal degrees)
40°46'09" N, 73°58'44" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/586174/4513643 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Central Park
Inventory number
BH 44090 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (9,794)
Built 1861 (49)
Built during 1860s (760)
Calvert Vaux (20)
Cast iron (121)
Central Park (24)
Deck girder (6,699)
Girder (11,783)
 HAER documented (1,138)
Have street view (30,587)
J.B. & W.W. Cornell (1)
Jacob Wrey Mould (8)
New York (5,326)
New York City, New York (346)
New York County, New York (146)
Open to pedestrians (4,715)

Update Log 

  • August 22, 2019: New photos from Geoff Hubbs
  • February 9, 2016: New Street View added by Dave King
  • November 22, 2011: Updated by Frank Hicks: Added GPS coordinates
  • February 12, 2010: Added by James Baughn

Sources 

  • HAER NY-196 - Central Park Bridges, Pinebank Arch, Near Columdus Circle entrance, Central Park, New York, New York County, NY
  • Frank Hicks
  • Dave King - DKinghawkfan [at] hotmail [dot] com
  • Geoff Hubbs

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