General Information
| Other name(s): | Schenley Park Bridge |
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| Completion: | 1896 |
| Status: | in use |
Project Type
| Structure: |
Three-hinged arch bridge |
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| Function / usage: |
Road bridge |
| Material: |
Steel bridge |
Location
| Location: |
Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA |
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| Crosses: |
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| Coordinates: | 40° 26' 13" N 79° 56' 48" W |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| height above valley floor or water | ca. 36 m | |
| arch | arch span | 109.8 m |
Materials
| arch |
steel
|
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Excerpt from Wikipedia
Panther Hollow Bridge carries Wilmot Road over Panther Hollow in Schenley Park in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
This bridge in the city's Oakland district has a main span of 360 feet (110 m), total length 620 feet (190 m), and arches 120 feet (37 m) above the hollow. It was erected in the same year (1897) and with similar specifications as nearby Schenley Bridge.
These nearly identical bridges often confuse even the locals, but Panther Hollow Bridge may be easily distinguished by its monumental bronze sculptures by Giuseppe Moretti of four panthers, crouching as sentinels, on each bridge corner. Another clue is that Phipps Conservatory & Botanical Gardens sits near the north end of Panther Hollow Bridge.
Panther Hollow Lake, a recreation spot, lies just west of the bridge.
Text imported from Wikipedia article "Panther Hollow Bridge" and modified on July 22, 2019 according to the CC-BY-SA 4.0 International license.
Participants
Relevant Web Sites
Relevant Publications
- (1984): Great American Bridges and Dams. A National Trust Guide. John Wiley & Sons, New York (USA), pp. 151.
- About this
data sheet - Structure-ID
20001302 - Published on:
10/02/2001 - Last updated on:
30/12/2019
