Panther Hollow Bridge

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Panther Hollow Bridge carries Schenley Drive over Panther Hollow in Schenley Park in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States.

This bridge in the city's Oakland district has a span of 620 feet and arches 120 feet 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.

[edit] 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 (1986, 1994). Pittsburgh: An Urban Portrait. Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh Press. ISBN 0-8229-5434-6. 

[edit] External links

• Panther Hollow Bridge (1897) at pghbridges.com
• Panther Hollow Bridge in the Structurae database
• Schenley Park website

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