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Show Me a Natural Arch / Natural Bridge!

Shawn

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

I'll go first:

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Bell Smith Springs, Shawnee National Forest, Ozark, Illinois
 
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.
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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!natural tunnel.jpegnatural tunnel2.jpeg
 
Do arches in caves count? If they do, Indiana has 1000s of arches3ed5c04a-697f-4a72-b257-dd0fc73cc00a-1_all_11853.jpg
Crystal arch (it's not very big)
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Crystal covered arch (also very small)
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This one was big enough to walk across!
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Arch in a cave entrance
 
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