Panther Hollow Bridge

Panther Hollow Bridge
Panther Hollow Bridge
	Panther Hollow Bridge from Panther Hollow Lake in Schenley Park.
Coordinates	40°26′13″N 79°56′48″W / 40.43694°N 79.94667°W
Crosses	Panther Hollow
Locale	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh Historic Designation
Type	Structure
Designated	July 26, 2002
Pittsburgh Landmark – PHLF
Designated	2000
Location

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.

Notes

^ "Local Historic Designations". Pittsburgh: Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation. Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 2011-08-11. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

References

Kidney, Walter C. (1997). Pittsburgh's Landmark Architecture: The Historic Buildings of Pittsburgh and Allegheny County. Pittsburgh: Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation. ISBN 0-916670-18-X.
Toker, Franklin (1994) [1986]. Pittsburgh: An Urban Portrait. Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh Press. ISBN 0-8229-5434-6.

External links

Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) No. PA-489, "Panther Hollow Bridge"
Panther Hollow Bridge (1897) at pghbridges.com
Panther Hollow Bridge at Structurae
Schenley Park website

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