A fact from North Woods and North Meadow appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 4 June 2019 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:
Did you know... that North Woods in New York City's Central Park contains a bridge (pictured) made of boulders, some weighing nearly 100 short tons (89 long tons), which are held together by gravity?
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Latest comment: 4 years ago2 comments2 people in discussion
The extent of the uniqueness in Huddlestone Bridge's description as "unique in that the boulders are held together solely by gravity" is unclear; is it the only bridge in the Woods and Meadow to be so? in Central Park? globally (very unlikely considering the history of arches)? I didn't see a line directly referencing this in the citations given. ~ Maltrópaloquace 01:26, 4 June 2019 (UTC)Reply
Someone who has properly studied the matter could answer more precisely but I was able to find this one saying a Dry stone arch is unusual because it requires greater precision, but far from unique. Jim.henderson (talk) 18:57, 6 June 2019 (UTC)Reply
