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Aesthetics of Central Park's Cast Iron Bridges
On July 21, 1853, the New York State Legislature passed an act setting aside land for a public park. In 1857, a public competition was held for the design of the park. The winning entry was the "Greensward Plan" by Frederic Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux. Construction of the 843-acre Central Park was started in 1857 and completed some 20 years later. Bounded by Central Park South (59th Street), Central Park North (110th Street), 5th Avenue, and Central Park West (8th Avenue), the park has roads, paths, bodies ofwater (a lake, ponds, a reservoir), lawns, and meadows, over 26,000 trees, the Metropolitan Museum of Art and other buildings. Central Park has East, West, Center, and Terrace drives for highway traffic with pedestrian sidewalks; pedestrian paths; and bridle paths — for horses and pedestrians. The total length of pedestrian walkways is 58 miles. There are four submerged transverse roads, to carry cross-town traffic, in the shape of bathtubs at 65th/66th; 79th to 81st; 84th/85th; and at 96th/97th streets. These roads divide the park into five zones which are accessible only by the bridges over these roads. At present there are 39 bridges in Central Park. These bridges use a variety of structural materials including stone, brick, wood, cast iron, and reinforced concrete. Only five bridges use cast iron. Two cast iron bridges and one stone bridge were demolished in the 1930s to make way for improvements in the park.
Aesthetics of Central Park's Cast Iron Bridges
On July 21, 1853, the New York State Legislature passed an act setting aside land for a public park. In 1857, a public competition was held for the design of the park. The winning entry was the "Greensward Plan" by Frederic Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux. Construction of the 843-acre Central Park was started in 1857 and completed some 20 years later. Bounded by Central Park South (59th Street), Central Park North (110th Street), 5th Avenue, and Central Park West (8th Avenue), the park has roads, paths, bodies ofwater (a lake, ponds, a reservoir), lawns, and meadows, over 26,000 trees, the Metropolitan Museum of Art and other buildings. Central Park has East, West, Center, and Terrace drives for highway traffic with pedestrian sidewalks; pedestrian paths; and bridle paths — for horses and pedestrians. The total length of pedestrian walkways is 58 miles. There are four submerged transverse roads, to carry cross-town traffic, in the shape of bathtubs at 65th/66th; 79th to 81st; 84th/85th; and at 96th/97th streets. These roads divide the park into five zones which are accessible only by the bridges over these roads. At present there are 39 bridges in Central Park. These bridges use a variety of structural materials including stone, brick, wood, cast iron, and reinforced concrete. Only five bridges use cast iron. Two cast iron bridges and one stone bridge were demolished in the 1930s to make way for improvements in the park.
Aesthetics of Central Park's Cast Iron Bridges
Puri, Satinder P. S. (Autor:in)
Structures Congress 2006 ; 2006 ; St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Structures Congress 2006 ; 1-11
10.10.2006
Aufsatz (Konferenz)
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
Aesthetics of Central Park's Cast Iron Bridges
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