Show Me a Natural Arch / Natural Bridge!

[Shawn]

Post a pic or two of Natural Arches / Natural Bridges that you have visited over the years!

I'll go first:




Bell Smith Springs, Shawnee National Forest, Ozark, Illinois

 

[neidholdt]

Love Bell Smith Springs.

 

[neidholdt]

Clifty Creek Conservation Area, one of just a few natural bridges found in Missouri, NW of Rolla

 

[neidholdt]

Stephen's Arch, Escalante Utah, span is 220 ft wide, 14th largest in the world. I have hiked underneath it on part of a two day backpack trip. Had to climb that cliff on the right to get to it.

 

[Calamity]

I prefer natural arches in the ocean.

 

[neidholdt]

Beautiful!

 

[Shawn]

Mantle Rock, Kentucky - Largest Arch East of the Mississippi River and a Trail of Tears site.

 

[neidholdt]

Another nice one and history, enjoyed it.

 

[neidholdt]

Natural Tunnel, Bennett Springs SP, Missouri, 7 mile loop The tunnel is the length of a football field and big enough to drive a car through!

 

[krJoest]

Do arches in caves count? If they do, Indiana has 1000s of arches
Crystal arch (it's not very big)

Crystal covered arch (also very small)

This one was big enough to walk across!

Arch in a cave entrance

 

[Shawn]

Heck yeah!

 

[Jeff Ulrich]

The "Preacher's Eye" natural arch, located above Snake Road (FR345), LaRue Pine Hills Natural Area, Shawnee National Forest, taken 7 April 2012.

 

[Jeff Ulrich]

Cedar Wonders or Easter Basket natural arch, Shawnee National Forest, near Ozark, Illinois, taken 5 September 2011.

 

[Shawn]

Two great bridges above!



Natural Bridge at Natural Bridge State Resort Park in Kentucky.

 

[Jeff Ulrich]

Bluff Lake Natural Arch, a small natural arch in a chert shelter bluff about .9 mile southwest of the old Atwood Ridge fire tower site, Shawnee National Forest, Union County, Illinois, taken 14 August 2014.

 

[Shawn]

I've yet to see this one!

 

[Jeff Ulrich]

Devil's Bake Oven Natural Arch, near the pipeline bridge over the Mississippi River at Grand Tower, Illinois, taken 27 October 2022. This arch is sometimes underwater when the river stage is high.

 

[krJoest]

Devil's Bake Oven Natural Arch, near the pipeline bridge over the Mississippi River at Grand Tower, Illinois, taken 27 October 2022. This arch is sometimes underwater when the river stage is high.View attachment 680

Ive seen this in the "Shawnee National Forest other information" page, nice hike!

 

[Jeff Ulrich]

Devil's Prop natural arch, part of a much-graffitied sandstone bluff along Coal Bank Creek about 9 miles northwest of Mount Vernon, Illinois in Jefferson County. It is located in a small nature preserve. Taken 14 October 2019.

 

[Shawn]

Ive seen this in the "Shawnee National Forest other information" page, nice hike!

Is this on public?