Capitol Dome Ironworkers Build a Footbridge

Bow Bridge, New York

3 min story8-stop walk

The story

You're standing at Bow Bridge, the long, low span of cast iron that crosses the Lake just west of Bethesda Terrace.

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New York · 8 stops · 1 h 18 min · 2.2 mi

1
The Pond and Gapstow Bridge
The Rustic Bridge That Replaced AnotherPhoto: Jay Dobkin, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
2
Wollman Rink
The Gift That Stopped Waiting for WinterPhoto: Tomás Fano, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
3
The Mall and Literary Walk
The Poet Nobody Remembers, Front RowPhoto: Rhododendrites, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
4
Bethesda Terrace and Fountain
An Angel Who Celebrates Clean WaterPhoto: Rob Young from United Kingdom, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
5You're here
Bow Bridge
Capitol Dome Ironworkers Build a FootbridgePhoto: Christian David, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
6
Strawberry Fields
No Statue, Just One WordPhoto: Ingfbruno, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
7
Belvedere Castle
The Castle That Got a Day JobPhoto: Christian David, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
8
Seneca Village
The Land That Was a VotePhoto: Viele, Egbert L and own work (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons

Sources

Written from public sources, every claim checked against them, narrated by a synthetic voice.