Greyshot Arch

Greyshot Arch is one of the most heavily trafficked arches of Central Park, carrying a steady flow of bikers, runners, rollerbladers, and carriages over the West Drive. Not far from the Park’s Merchant’s Gate entrance in the southwest corner, visitors can get a clear view of the Columbus Circle fountain from the center of the arch's 80-foot expanse.

Constructed in 1860, the arch is faced with ornamental Westchester Country variegated gneiss, which is a whitish-gray stone veined with dark orange. The balustrade, or railing, is made of New Brunswick sandstone and carved with a fleur-de-lis pattern. The vaulted archway is lined with Philadelphia red brick.