Entrance ramp to the Manhattan Bridge (New York).The bridge opened to traffic in December 1909. In
Entrance ramp to the Manhattan Bridge (New York).The bridge opened to traffic in December 1909. In 1910, the firmCarrère and Hastings began drawing up plans for a grand entry to thebridge on the Manhattan side. Construction began that year, theplans were finalized in 1912, and the arch and colonnade werecompleted in 1915.The entry was inspired by the Porte Saint-Denis in Paris (which inturn was inspired by the Arch of Titus in Rome). Carl Augustus Hebersculpted the pylons, and Charles Rumsey sculpted the “Buffalo Hunt”frieze. -- source link
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