Rainbow Bridge - Natural Arches on Waymarking.com

From the National parks website: "By its wonderous size, to say nothing of its majesty and mystery, Rainbow Bridge has inspired humans throughout time. From the time the bridge became known to the outside world in the early twentieth century, thousands of people from around the world have visited each year. From its base to the top of the arch, it is 290 feet-nearly the height of the Statue of Liberty-and spans 275 feet across the river; the top of the arch is 42 feet thick and 33 feet wide.

Tucked among the rugged, isolated canyons at the base of Navajo Mountain, Rainbow Bridge was known for centuries by the Native Americans who lived in the area.Native Americans living in the region have long held the bridge sacred. Ancestral Puebloan residents were followed much later by Paiute and Navajo groups. Several Paiute and Navajo families, in fact, still reside nearby."

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Photo of the Arch by itself?: yes Type of Arch: Water Eroded Type of Material: The arch was created by from the erosion of two bends in the canyons river bed. Eventually, the ends of the horseshoe eroded through the underling wall and the river flowed below the arch. http://www.nps.gov/rabr/naturescience/geologicformations.htm

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