Gapstow bridge

As I have mentioned before I do love visiting Central Park from time to time, its such a beautiful area, and huge, let me tell you a little about it first in case you have never been there
In yesterdays (Wednesday Walk post](https://steemit.com/wednesdaywalk/@tattoodjay/wednesday-walk-and-sbi-giveaway-around-central-park) I mentioned the Gapstow Bridge and for this post, I will share some shots of the bridge itself.

It was opened in 1857, and has about 42 Million visitors a year, it is 2.5 Miles ( 4 kilometers) long and 0.5 Mile(,8 Kilometers) wide and 843 Acres ( 341 Hectares) so you see what I mean when I say it is huge, so often when I visit there before work only have time to visit a small part of it, and although I regularly visit different areas, my Favorite spot is an area called The Pond, which has my favorite bridge that is in the park and what I will be sharing photos of in this post.

And that is Gaptstow bridge

Starting with a shot of it over the pond, the spring colors starting to come out around it and a nice reflection on the pond

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And here is another shot from a similar angle zoomed in a little to show more of the bridge detail

This is not the first bridge in this spot in 18774 a wooden bridge was built there but it did not fare well, and was replaced with this bridge in 1896, which in any season stands out for its tranquil beauty by the pond.

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Now lets see the bridge from some other angles, Such as as you approach it on one of the walk ways

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Perhaps it doesn't look so cool from the pathway as you cross it so her is another shot of it from another angle, I think you can imagine how the whole feel of the bridge changes from season to season when the colors of the vegetation around it changes

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And finishing off with another shot of it from yet another angle

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If you ever visit NYC and Central Park, and I do suggest that you do it is an amazing park, but if your time is limited and can only do a brief visit then I a walk around the pond and over and around Gapstow Bridge I would say is the place to go

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