Driprock Arch Bridge carries traffic above a pedestrian walkway in Central Park. The underside of the bridge is all brick.
An elliptical archway framed in sandstone, Driprock spans 24 feet, reaching a height of 11 feet. The underpass runs for 65 feet while the balustrade extends 79 feet 8 inches.
Driprock suffered considerable deterioration through the years due to weathering. It is one of the few archways where red brick is used for revetment, combined with sandstone trim at the arch and the balustrade. Octagonal insets with rosettes add touches of color and texture.
Above the arch and red-brick spandrels rests the cornice and the balustrade with its open stonework of Gothic detail in New Brunswick sandstone. A number of the sandstone balustrade pieces have been replaced by cast stone, an expedient remedy considering the plague of the balustrades along the park drives: careening cars.
Driprock's horizontal line blends with the surrounding landscape. Near its northeastern side is a large osage orange. In the 1850s it was considered very much of an exotic, a native of the Southwest.