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NATURAL BRIDGES NATIONAL MONUMENT THE natural bridges for whose preservation this national monument in San Juan County, Utah, was created are understood to be among the largest examples of their kind, the greatest of the three having a height of two hundred and twenty-two feet, and a thickness of sixty-five feet at the top of the arch. The arch is one hundred and twenty-eight feet wide, the span two hundred and sixty-one feet, and the height of the span one hundred and fifty-seven feet. The other two bridges are a little smaller. All occur within about five miles. The whole constitutes an imposing spectacle. The bridges are the result of stream erosion in an elevated region. In the neighborhood are found, in addition to a couple of fine cavern springs and other interesting and scientifically valuable natural curiosities, many prehistoric ruins of cavern and cliff dwellings. Continued >>> |
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