Panther Hollow Bridge
Panther Hollow Bridge | |
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![]() 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 |
Type | Structure |
Designated | July 26, 2002[1] |
Designated | 2000 |
Location | |
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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.
See also
Notes
- ^ "Local Historic Designations". Pittsburgh: Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation. Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 2011-08-11.
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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
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- 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
- Bridges in Pittsburgh
- Bridges in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Bridges completed in 1897
- Parks in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- City of Pittsburgh historic designations
- Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation Historic Landmarks
- Road bridges in Pennsylvania
- Historic American Engineering Record in Pennsylvania
- Schenley Park
- Pittsburgh building and structure stubs
- Pennsylvania bridge (structure) stubs