List of arches and bridges in Central Park
Arches

List of arches and bridges in Central Park

Section Title: Arches
Table Section Text: None

Name	No.	Image	Location	Built	Carries	Across	Vault length	Vault width	Vault height	Notes

Claremont Arch	N/A	near Central Park West and 90th Street 40°47′16″N 73°58′01″W / 40.78778°N 73.96694°W	1890	Ramp to West Drive	Pedestrian path	58 feet (18 m)	9 feet 4 inches (2.84 m)	8 feet (2.4 m)	Claremont Arch is named after the nearby Claremont Riding Academy at 175 West 89th Street, the last remaining stable near Central Park.

Dalehead Arch	6	-	near 64th Street 40°46′15″N 73°58′43″W / 40.77083°N 73.97861°W	1860	West Drive	Bridle path	80 feet (24 m)	24 feet (7.3 m)	11 feet (3.4 m)	Dalehead Arch is made of sandstone with a brownstone ring molding around it and ornate carvings in its spandrels.

Denesmouth Arch	7	-	near the Arsenal 40°46′07″N 73°58′15″W / 40.76861°N 73.97083°W	1860	65th Street transverse	Pedestrian path	37 feet 3 inches (11.35 m)	14 feet (4.3 m)	Denesmouth Arch, one of Central Park's thirteen original masonry bridges, is made entirely of New Brunswick sandstone. It is the only decorated arch in Central Park that carries a transverse roadway.

Driprock Arch	2	-	between 62nd and 63rd Streets near Wollman Rink and Heckscher Playground 40°46′4.5″N 73°58′23.4″W / 40.767917°N 73.973167°W	1859	Center Drive	Pedestrian path	24 feet (7.3 m)	65 feet (20 m)	11 feet (3.4 m)	Driprock Arch carries Center Drive over what was formerly a bridle path, and before that, the former course of a mill stream that ran into what is now the Pond.

Dipway Arch	16	-	near Artisans' Gate at Central Park South and 7th Avenue 40°46.05′0″N 73°58.68′0″W / 40.76750°N 73.97800°W	1860	South Drive	Pedestrian path	15 feet 6 inches (4.72 m)	11 feet 7 inches (3.53 m)	Dipway Arch has curved blue-gray granite, set in ashlar, along the abutments. The vault is lined with red brick and divided into a seven-arched arcade with keystones in each arch.

Eaglevale Bridge/West 77th Street Arch	N/A	-	near Naturalists' Gate at 77th Street and Central Park West 40°46′45.5″N 73°58′24″W / 40.779306°N 73.97333°W	1890	Ramp to West Drive	Bridle and pedestrian path	36 feet (11 m)	31 feet (9.4 m) west arch, 33 feet 6 inches (10.21 m) east arch	13 feet 6 inches (4.11 m) west arch, 18 feet (5.5 m) east arch	Eaglevale Bridge is the only double-arch bridge in Central Park. A pedestrian walkway, formerly a branch of the Lake leading to the Ladies' Pond, runs under the eastern arch, while a bridle path runs under the western arch.

Gapstow Bridge	35	-	Northwest of Grand Army Plaza at Fifth Avenue and 59th Street 40°46′1″N 73°58′25.5″W / 40.76694°N 73.973750°W	1896	Pedestrian path	The Pond	44 feet (13 m)	76 feet (23 m)	12 feet (3.7 m)	The current schist structure was built in 1896 by Howard & Caudwell.

Glade Arch	8	-	near Fifth Avenue and 78th Street 40°46′35.3″N 73°57′56.3″W / 40.776472°N 73.965639°W	1862	Pedestrian path	Pedestrian path	50 feet 7 inches (15.42 m)	29 feet 6 inches (8.99 m)	10 feet (3.0 m)	Glade Arch carries a former carriage path across a pedestrian walkway that leads to the corner of Fifth Avenue and 79th Street.

Glen Span	26	A tunnel in Central Park.jpeg	near Central Park West and 102nd Street, adjacent to the Loch 40°47′41″N 73°57′33″W / 40.79472°N 73.95917°W	1865	West Drive	Pedestrian path and the Loch	50 feet (15 m)	16 feet (4.9 m)	18 feet 6 inches (5.64 m)	Glen Span is a light-gray gneiss-and-ashlar span across a stream called the Loch, as well as the adjacent walkway. It was originally envisioned as a wooden trestle.

Greengap Arch	11	-	near the Central Park Zoo at around 63rd Street 40°46′4.5″N 73°58′23.6″W / 40.767917°N 73.973222°W	1861	East Drive	Bridle path	81 feet (25 m)	25 feet (7.6 m)	13.25 feet (4.04 m)	Greengap Arch ismade of Alberta sandstone. The span was restored in 1988 with the renovation of the Central Park Zoo.

Greyshot Arch	13	-	near Merchants' Gate at Columbus Circle 40°46.154′0″N 73°58.790′0″W / 40.76923°N 73.97983°W	1862	West Drive	Pedestrian path	80 feet (24 m)	30 feet 6 inches (9.30 m)	10 feet 1 inch (3.07 m)	Greyshot Arch is 80 feet (24 m) wide and contains a 100-foot-long (30 m) balustrade made of sandstone and decorated with fleur-de-lis.

Greywacke Arch	23	-	near 79th Street and Fifth Avenue behind the Met 40°46′44.7″N 73°57′56″W / 40.779083°N 73.96556°W	c. 1862–1863	East Drive	Pedestrian path	56 feet (17 m)	18 feet 3 inches (5.56 m)	11 feet 3 inches (3.43 m)	Greywacke Arch is a "Saracenic" pointed arch whose apex is in the center. The vault is 11 feet 3 inches (3.43 m) tall, 18-foot-3-inch (5.56 m) wide, and 56 feet (17 m) long.

Huddlestone Arch	29	near Farmers' Gate south of Lenox Avenue and 110th Street 40°47′44.7″N 73°57′20″W / 40.795750°N 73.95556°W	1866	East Drive	Pedestrian path and the Loch	22 feet (6.7 m)	10 feet (3.0 m)	Huddlestone Arch carries the East Drive above a pedestrian path and the Loch. It is made of boulders, some weighing nearly 100 short tons (89 long tons), and is unique in that the boulders are held together solely by gravity.

Inscope Arch	33	-	near the Central Park Zoo at around 62nd Street 40°46′0″N 73°58′22″W / 40.76667°N 73.97278°W	1873	East Drive	Pedestrian path	34 feet (10 m)	13 feet 7 inches (4.14 m)	12 feet (3.7 m)	Inscope Arch was built to reduce conflicts between pedestrian and vehicle traffic. Inscope Arch's vault is 12 feet (3.7 m) tall, 13 feet 7 inches (4.14 m) wide, and 34 feet (10 m) long, with a 100-foot-long (30 m) overhead railing.

Mountcliff/110th Street Arch	N/A	-	near Frederick Douglass Circle 40°48′0″N 73°57′28.4″W / 40.80000°N 73.957889°W	1890	Ramp to West Drive	Pedestrian path	21 feet (6.4 m)	16 feet (4.9 m)	Mountcliff Arch is made of gneiss and ashlar. The span itself measures 102 feet (31 m) long, and is 48 feet (15 m) high, taller than any other span in the park.

Playmates Arch	14	-	near 65th Street between the Dairy and the Carousel 40°46′10.3″N 73°58′29″W / 40.769528°N 73.97472°W	1863	Center Drive	Pedestrian path	66 feet (20 m)	17 feet 8 inches (5.38 m)	9 feet 11 inches (3.02 m)	Playmates Arch is so named because the walkway underneath connects two children's play areas, the Dairy and the Carousel. Playmates Arch contains tricolored bands of red Philadelphia brick, yellow Milwaukee brick, and granite.

Ramble Arch	20	-	The Ramble 40°46′42″N 73°58′16.7″W / 40.77833°N 73.971306°W	c. 1862–1863	Pedestrian path	Pedestrian path	5 feet (1.5 m)	13 feet 6 inches (4.11 m)	Ramble Arch carries one pedestrian walkway over another, and is made of rockface ashlar. The pathway atop the span is 9 feet (2.7 m) long and contains rockface sidewalls that are 32 feet (9.8 m) long.

Riftstone Arch	18	near Strawberry Fields at Central Park West and 72nd Street 40°46′34″N 73°58′32″W / 40.77611°N 73.97556°W	1862	Ramp to West Drive	Bridle path	30 feet (9.1 m)	11 feet 10 inches (3.61 m)	Riftstone Arch is almost entirely hidden due to its being lower than the terrain around it. The span is made of Manhattan schist, extracted from rock outcroppings mined during the park's construction, and uses very little mortar to hold the rocks together.

Springbanks Arch	25	-	North Meadow at 102nd Street latitude 40°47′37″N 73°57′29″W / 40.79361°N 73.95806°W	1863	Bridle path	Pedestrian path and spring	71 feet (22 m)	17 feet 5 inches (5.31 m)	9 feet 2 inches (2.79 m)	Springbanks Arch carries a bridle path and a former segment of carriage road across a pedestrian path, though there is a small flight of steps leading up from the southern end of the underpass.

Trefoil Arch	12	-	near Fifth Avenue and 73rd Street 40°46′28″N 73°58′8″W / 40.77444°N 73.96889°W	1862	East Drive	Pedestrian path	15 feet 10 inches (4.83 m)	15 feet 10 inches (4.83 m)	11 feet 9 inches (3.58 m)	Trefoil Arch's eastern archway is distinguished by its trefoil (three-leafed) shape, constructed in the Gothic style. The western archway is round and is surrounded by rusticated voussoirs.

Willowdell Arch	3	-	near Fifth Avenue and 67th Street, next to the statue of Balto the dog 40°46′12″N 73°58′16.4″W / 40.77000°N 73.971222°W	1861	East Drive	Pedestrian path	49 feet (15 m)	14 feet 10 inches (4.52 m)	9 feet 10 inches (3.00 m)	Willowdell Arch, a brick bridge, is faced with brick and contains a sandstone trim, like the Driprock Arch. It contains rusticated voussoirs and brick coffers in the vault.

Winterdale Arch	17	-	near 81st Street and Central Park West 40°46′54.6″N 73°58′9.8″W / 40.781833°N 73.969389°W	1862	West Drive	Bridle and pedestrian path	45 feet 6 inches (13.87 m)	12 feet 3 inches (3.73 m)	Winterdale Arch was named after the Winter Drive, now part of the West Drive. The archways have granite facings and ashlar sandstone moldings, and its vault contains Milwaukee white brick and Philadelphia red brick.

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The Pond is spanned by the Gapstow Bridge, a schist structure built in 1896 by Howard & Caudwell.

final_sentence: The Pond is spanned by the Gapstow Bridge, a schist structure built in 1896 by Howard & Caudwell.