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  2. Bow Bridge (Central Park) - Wikipedia

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    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.

  3. List of arches and bridges in Central Park - Wikipedia

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    Central Park superintendent Frederick Law Olmsted worked with Calvert Vaux to create the "Greensward Plan", which was eventually decided as the winner of the contest. [19] [20] [21] The Greensward Plan distinguished itself from many of the other designs in the contest by including four sunken "transverse" roadways, which carried crosstown traffic through Central Park and were not intended to ...

  4. Bow Bridge - Wikipedia

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    Bow Bridge, Central Park, New York, US This page was last edited on 8 April 2024, at 14:47 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons ...

  5. Bethesda Terrace and Fountain - Wikipedia

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    Bethesda Terrace's two levels are united by two grand staircases and a lesser one that passes under Terrace Drive. They provide passage southward to the Central Park Mall and Naumburg Bandshell at the center of the park. The upper terrace flanks the 72nd Street Cross Drive and the lower terrace provides a podium for viewing the Lake.

  6. Central Park West Historic District - Wikipedia

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    The Central Park West Historic District is a linear historic district including the stretch of Central Park West from 61st to 97th Streets. [1] When the Upper West Side–Central Park West Historic District was designated in 1990 as a local historic district its boundaries closely mirrored those of the 1982 Central Park West Historic District, except the local historic district encompasses ...

  7. Category:Pedestrian bridges in New York City - Wikipedia

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    Bow Bridge (Central Park) Broadway Bridge (Manhattan) ... Squibb Park Bridge; T. Third Avenue Bridge (New York City) U. University Heights Bridge; W. Wards Island Bridge;

  8. Category:Bridges in Manhattan - Wikipedia

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    List of arches and bridges in Central Park; 0–9. ... Alexander Hamilton Bridge; B. Bow Bridge (Central Park) Broadway Bridge (Manhattan) Brooklyn Bridge; G. Gapstow ...

  9. The Ramble and Lake - Wikipedia

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    Bow Bridge connects the Lake's southern shore with the Ramble, on the northern shore of the Lake. [1] The span is notable for its intricate cast iron design. Its 87-foot-long (27 m) span is the longest of any bridge in the park, though the balustrade is 142 feet (43 m) long. [22] [23] [24] Bow Bridge was restored in 1974. [23] [24] [25]