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The Bow Bridge/ˈboʊ/ 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. Its 87-foot-long (27 m) span is the longest of the 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 by Calvert Vaux and Jacob Wrey Mould, and completed in 1862.[3][4] It was built by the Bronx-based iron foundry Janes, 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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References

  1. ^ "Central Park Map" (PDF). centralparknyc.org. Central Park Conservancy. 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 5, 2019. Retrieved April 1, 2019.
  2. ^ "Bow Bridge". Central Park Conservancy. Retrieved April 7, 2019.
  3. ^ a b c "19. Bow Bridge". Greensward Foundation. Retrieved April 7, 2019.
  4. ^ a b c Spiegler, J.C.; Gaykowski, P.M. (2006). The Bridges of Central Park. Then & Now. Arcadia. pp. 64–66. ISBN 978-0-7385-3861-7.
  5. ^ Reed, Henry Hope; McGee, Robert M.; Mipaas, Esther (1990). "The Bridges of Central Park". Greensward Foundation.
  6. ^ Heckscher, Morrison H. (2008). Creating Central Park. Metropolitan Museum of Art. p. 46. ISBN 978-0-30013-669-2.
  7. ^ "Bow Bridge". Central Park. Retrieved 2021-09-06.
  8. ^ "Restored Bow Bridge Reopens to Pedestrians". The New York Times. 1974-09-24. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-01-20.
  9. ^ "Popular Central Park photo spot closed for repairs: What to know". NBC New York. November 27, 2023. Retrieved November 28, 2023.
  10. ^ Rahmanan, Anna (November 27, 2023). "The iconic Central Park Bow Bridge is officially closed for two months". Time Out New York. Retrieved November 28, 2023.

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source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bow_Bridge_(Central_Park)