Rock Bridges
Rock bridges are fascinating geological formations. Occurring in various locations around the world. Special circumstances set up eons ago and acted out over time sculpt the earth in a way leaving a piece of rock suspended in the air only supported on two sides. In Utah USA this occurrence isn’t as unusual as it is in other parts of the word. The largest rock bridge in the world, Rainbow Rock Bridge on the Navajo reservation, is in southern Utah. In Utah there is Arches National Monument with OVER 2000 natural sandstone arches is the place to see many of them in a small area. The wind and water over time eroded away softer stone under the remaining stone thus leaving these wonderful formations. Natural arches too can be found on the island of Ibiza, Spain. Here just a stones throw from 5 star Ibiza hotels you can find natural rock bridges. These bridges are rough the water and wind erosion has left the rocks rough and textured unlike the smoothness of the rock bridges in Utah and the American southwest that have been polished smooth by the wind and the sand. Other natural bridges exist in Arizona. The Tonto Natural Bridge near the Mogilian Rim outside of Payson, AZ is an amazing place. The natural travertine bridge exists due to a stream eroding away the land under it. There are natural rock bridges in Victoria, Australia along the coast of England in the deserts of New Mexico and anywhere else the conditions were right to create this unusual formations. These bridges begin with deep cracks in sandstone. Erosion wears away the exposed rock creating a larger crack. Frost and thaws further the process eventual causing chunks to dislodge. This process continues until the enlarged crack becomes a hole and continues to erode into an arch. Nature is amazing all the forms and shapes that can be created with some wind, water, rock and sand.
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