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The Bastei Bridge Aerial image of the Bastei rock formation. The Bastei is a rock formation rising 194 metres (636 ft) above the Elbe River in the Elbe Sandstone Mountains of Germany. Reaching a height of 305 metres (1,001 ft) above sea level, the jagged rocks of the Bastei were formed by water erosion over one million years ago.
The Double-arch Sandstone Bridge or more commonly known as the Sands Bridge, is a historic dry stone arch bridge over the Spicket River on Hampshire Road in Methuen, Massachusetts. Built without mortar between the stones, parts of it date back to 1735. It was used to handle traffic between Methuen and Salem, New Hampshire.
Goedehoop Natural Rock Bridge Natural arch Goedehoop Natural Rock Bridge Show map of South Africa Goedehoop Natural Rock Bridge Show map of Mpumalanga Coordinates: 26°24′18″S 30°09′35″E / 26.404892°S 30.159631°E / -26.404892; 30.159631 Location Ermelo, South Africa The Goedehoop natural rock bridge is a provincial heritage site in Ermelo in the Mpumalanga province of ...
Built during the early nineteenth century, near a ford that had been in use by Europeans since George Washington's 1753 journey to Fort LeBoeuf, the 375-foot (114 m) long, 40-foot (12 m) high, 30-foot (9.1 m) wide sandstone bridge with three arches was erected between 1813 and 1818 by James Kinkead, James Beck and Evan Evans, and was dedicated on July 4, 1818 at an event attended by President ...
Sewanee Natural Bridge. Sewanee Natural Bridge in Franklin County, Tennessee, is a 25 feet (7.6 m) high natural sandstone arch with a span of 50 feet (15 m). It is essentially a giant sinkhole partially eroded to form a large stone bridge. A wet weather spring located behind the bridge in a rock cave probably contributed to the erosion forming ...
The Lennox Bridge is a heritage-listed sandstone single arch bridge across the Parramatta River, located in Parramatta in Western Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The bridge was designed by and built under the supervision of David Lennox , the first Colonial Superintendent of Bridges using convict labour between 1836 and 1839.
He based the name off the petroglyphs and pictographs depicted on the base of the bridge, believing that the carved figures represented Kachina dancers. [4] [5] In July 1992, Approximately 4,000 tons of sandstone fell from the inside of the Kachina bridge, enlarging the opening considerably. [6] Prehistoric structures and pictographs at Kachina ...
Hickman Natural Bridge is a 125-foot-tall (38 m) natural bridge located in Capitol Reef National Park, Wayne County, Utah, United States. The formation spans 133 feet (40 meters), making it one of the largest rock spans in the park.