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General Information

Other name(s): Schenley Park Bridge
Completion: 1896
Status: in use

Project Type

Structure: Three-hinged arch bridge
Function / usage: Road bridge
Material: Steel bridge

Location

Location: , , ,
Crosses:
  • Panther Hollow
Coordinates: 40° 26' 13" N    79° 56' 48" W
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Technical Information

Dimensions

height above valley floor or water ca. 36 m
arch arch span 109.8 m

Materials

arch steel

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.

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  • About this
    data sheet
  • Structure-ID
    20001302
  • Published on:
    10/02/2001
  • Last updated on:
    30/12/2019
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