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Central Park: The Grand Vision

ORNAMENTAL BRIDGES AND ARCHWAYS
Greyshot Arch
Pine Bank Arch
Dalehead Arch
Riftstone Arch
Eaglevale Bridge
Balcony Bridge
Bank Rock Bridge
Ramble Arch
Winterdale Arch
Dipway Arch
Driprock Arch
Playmates Arch
Gapstow Bridge
Inscope Arch
Green Gap Arch
Denesmouth Arch
Willowdell Arch
The Terrace Bridge
Bow Bridge
Trefoil Arch
Glade Arch
Greywacke Arch
Southeast Reservoir Bridge
Reservoir Bridge Southwest
Claremont Arch
Gothic Bridge
Springbanks Arch
Glen Span
Huddlestone Arch
Mountcliff Arch

SMALL RUSTIC BRIDGES

LOST BRIDGES
Spur Rock Arch Marble Arch Outset Arch

GLOSSARY

Bridges of Central Park
Ornamental Bridges and Archways

7. BANK ROCK BRIDGE

Bank Rock is a footbridge crossing a narrow arm of the Lake, Bank Rock Bay, west of the Ramble on the latitude of 77th Street. It stands only about 50 yards north and slightly to the east of Balcony Bridge. Originally known as Oak Bridge, featuring the milled woodwork of white oak, the 1860 structure had open cast-iron panels screwed under the railings and between posts. Floorboards were of yellow pine.

Today, it is a nondescript bridge supported by the very same stone abutments and oak trestles placed two abreast and 56 feet apart. The 16-foot wide deck carries pedestrians for 60 feet at a height of only 6 feet and 5 inches above the water.