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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.