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TOP ARCHES & NATURAL BRIDGES IN THE U.S.A.

Druid Arch, Canyonlands National Park, Utah

Welcome to Bigroads.com's guide to the best arches & natural bridges in the United States!

Two underappreciated geologic features of the United States are its natural arches & natural bridges. Many travelers have heard of Utah's Arches National Park, but did you know that the United States has several thousand other arches and natural bridges, including thousands across the entire Southwest, hundreds throughout the Mid-Atlantic, and also dozens in many states along both of our coasts?

We have put together a highly-opinionated list of what we believe to be the top arches & natural bridges in the United States. It is not an easy task to pick the best arches & natural bridges out of a pool of thousands, so this web-page will forever be a work-in-progress as we travel & visit more arches & natural bridges across the country.

This list is sorted alphabetically by state (and not by rating or quality). Take note that many of these arches contain the words "natural bridge" in their name; however, they are technically arches, and not natural bridges. To be a true natural bridge, the geologic feature must have been primarily formed by the force of water.

If you find yourself enjoying the hobby or sport of "arch-hunting", we highly recommend that you explore these three outstanding websites: Utah Arches, Arches UK and especially, The Natural Arch & Bridge Society. As a final note, we would not recommend walking across the tops of any of these arches - a few significant arches seem to fall every decade, and occasionally someone is hurt or even killed by one.

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STATE	ARCH/BRIDGE NAME	PARK	TYPE	ARCH SPAN
Alaska	THREE HOLE POINT	Kenai Fjords National Park	sea arch	unknown
Arizona	BIG EYE	Navajo-owned land (northeastern AZ; guide or permission req'd)	arch	est. 40 feet
Arizona	BLACKHORSE ARCH	Navajo-owned land (northeastern AZ; guide or permission req'd)	arch	87 feet
Arizona	CLARA BERNHEIMER NATURAL BRIDGE	Navajo-owned land (northeastern AZ; guide or permission req'd)	arch	140 feet
Arizona	DEVIL'S BRIDGE	Coconino National Forest (Sedona area)	bridge	45 feet
Arizona	EAR OF THE WIND	Navajo-owned land (northeastern AZ; guide or permission req'd)	arch	35 feet
Arizona	EGGSHELL ARCH	Navajo-owned land (northeastern AZ; guide or permission req'd)	arch	114 feet
Arizona	HOLE IN THE ROCK	Papago Park (City of Phoenix)	arch	10 feet
Arizona	HONEYMOON ARCH	Navajo-owned land (northeastern AZ; guide or permission req'd)	arch	40 feet
Arizona	HOPE ARCH	Navajo-owned land (northeastern AZ; guide or permission req'd)	arch	65 feet
Arizona	JETT ARCH	Navajo-owned land (northeastern AZ; guide or permission req'd)	arch	77 feet
Arizona	ROYAL ARCH	Navajo-owned land (northeastern AZ; guide or permission req'd)	arch	76 feet
Arizona	SKELETON ARCH	Navajo-owned land (northeastern AZ; guide or permission req'd)	arch	40 feet
Arizona	SPIDERWEB ARCH	Navajo-owned land (northeastern AZ; guide or permission req'd)	arch	90 feet
Arizona	STOUT ARCH	Navajo-owned land (northeastern AZ; guide or permission req'd)	arch	29 feet
Arizona	SWINNERTON ARCH	Navajo-owned land (northeastern AZ; guide or permission req'd)	arch	40 feet
Arizona	TONTO NATURAL BRIDGE	Tonto Natural Bridge State Park	bridge	150 feet
Arizona	WHITE MESA ARCH	Navajo-owned land (northeastern AZ; guide or permission req'd)	arch	30 feet
Arizona	WINDOW ROCK	Window Rock Tribal Park	arch	unknown
Arizona	WINDOW, THE	Canyon de Chelly National Monument	arch	35 feet
Arizona	WRATHER ARCH	BLM land	arch	180 feet
Arkansas	ALUM COVE NATURAL BRIDGE	Ozark National Forest	bridge	101 feet
Arkansas	BUZZARD ROOST ROCKS ARCH	Ozark National Forest	arch	87 feet
Arkansas	NATURAL BRIDGE OF ARKANSAS	Ozark National Forest	bridge	80 feet
California	ARCH OF CABRILLO	Channel Islands National Park	sea arch	55 feet

Devils Bridge, Cococino National Forest, Sedona, Arizona

Monument Rocks, Kansas

Natural Bridge, Virginia

Skull Arch, Fiery Furnance Tour, Arches National Park, Utah

Skull Arch, Fiery Furnace Tour, Arches National Park, Utah

STATE	ARCH/BRIDGE NAME	PARK	TYPE	ARCH SPAN
California	ARCH ROCK	Joshua Tree National Park	arch	35 feet
California	ARCH ROCK ON SADDLE MOUNTAIN	Sierra National Forest	arch	40 feet
California	ARCHED ROCK	Sonoma Coast State Beach	sea arch	50 feet
California	LATHE ARCH	BLM land (Alabama Hills Recreation Area)	arch	13 feet
California	MOBIUS ARCH	BLM land (Alabama Hills Recreation Area)	arch	17 feet
California	NATURAL BRIDGE	Death Valley National Park	bridge	46 feet
California	NATURAL BRIDGE	Natural Bridges State Beach	sea arch	15 feet
California	SANTA CRUZ LIGHTHOUSE ARCH	Lighthouse Field State Beach	sea arch	19 feet
California	UNNAMED NATURAL BRIDGE	Mendocino Headlands State Park	sea arch	20 feet
Colorado	AKITI ARCH	BLM land (Black Ridge Canyons Wilderness)	arch	40 feet
Colorado	ARETE ARCH	BLM land (Black Ridge Canyons Wilderness)	arch	20 feet
Colorado	BULWARK ARCH	BLM land (Black Ridge Canyons Wilderness)	arch	20 feet
Colorado	CEDAR TREE ARCH / RAINBOW ARCH	BLM land (Black Ridge Canyons Wilderness)	arch	76 feet
Colorado	EAST RIM ARCH / CENTENNIAL ARCH	BLM land (Black Ridge Canyons Wilderness)	arch	est. 65 feet
Colorado	ELA NATURAL BRIDGE	BLM land	arch	90 feet
Colorado	HOLE IN THE BRIDGE	BLM land (Black Ridge Canyons Wilderness)	arch	40 feet
Colorado	KEYHOLE, THE	Devil's Backbone Open Space (Loveland)	arch	est. 15 feet
Colorado	LA VENTANA	Rio Grande National Forest	arch	80 feet
Colorado	PERSEVERANCE ARCH	BLM land (Black Ridge Canyons Wilderness)	arch	55 feet
Colorado	RIFLE ARCH	BLM land	arch	75 feet
Colorado	TABAGUACHE ARCH	BLM land	arch	35 feet
Colorado	WEST RIM ARCH / FINGER ARCH	BLM land (Black Ridge Canyons Wilderness)	arch	est. 70 feet
Hawaii	HOLEI SEA ARCH	Hawaii Volcanoes National Park (Big Island)	sea arch	25 feet
Hawaii	KUKUIHO'OLUA ARCH	Laie Point State Wayside Park / Laie Point (O'ahu)	sea arch	20 feet
Idaho	WINDOW ARCH	City of Rocks National Reserve	arch	20 feet

Arch Rock, Joshua Tree National Park, California

Arch Rock, Valley of Fire State Park, Nevada

Broken Arch, Arches National Park, Utah

Corona Arch, Moab, Utah

STATE	ARCH/BRIDGE NAME	PARK	TYPE	ARCH SPAN
Illinois	BELL SMITH ARCH	Shawnee National Forest	arch	120 feet
Illinois	CEDAR WONDERS ARCH	Shawnee National Forest	arch	9 feet
Illinois	PAMONA NATURAL BRIDGE	Shawnee National Forest	bridge	75 feet
Iowa	NATURAL BRIDGE	Maquoketa Caves State Park	bridge	55 feet
Kansas	MONUMENT ROCKS ARCH	Monument Rocks	arch	9 feet
Kentucky	BUFFALO ARCH	Daniel Boone National Forest	arch	75 feet
Kentucky	CREELSBORO NATURAL ARCH	privately owned, but public access is allowed (Jamestown)	bridge	104 feet
Kentucky	DOUBLE ARCH	Daniel Boone National Forest	arch	28 feet
Kentucky	FERN BRIDGE	Carter Caves Resort State Park	arch	110 feet
Kentucky	FISHTRAP BRIDGE	Daniel Boone National Forest	bridge	77 feet
Kentucky	GRAY'S ARCH	Daniel Boone National Forest	arch	79 feet
Kentucky	LOG ROCK	Kingdom Come State Park	arch	60 feet
Kentucky	MANTLE ROCK	Mantle Rock Nature Preserve	arch	167 feet
Kentucky	NATURAL ARCH OF KENTUCKY	Daniel Boone National Forest	arch	100 feet
Kentucky	NATURAL BRIDGE OF KENTUCKY	Natural Bridge State Resort Park	bridge	76 feet
Kentucky	PRINCESS ARCH	Red River Gorge Geologic Area / Daniel Boone National Forest	arch	32 feet
Kentucky	SKY BRIDGE	Red River Gorge Geologic Area / Daniel Boone National Forest	arch	76 feet
Kentucky	SMOKEY BRIDGE	Carter Caves Resort State Park	bridge	42 feet
Kentucky	SPLIT BOW ARCH	Stearns	arch	52 feet
Kentucky	STAR GAP ARCH	Red River Gorge Geologic Area / Daniel Boone National Forest	arch	70 feet
Kentucky	TURTLE BACK ARCH	Red River Gorge Geologic Area / Daniel Boone National Forest	arch	12 feet
Kentucky	WAGON ARCH	Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area	arch	35 feet
Kentucky	WRIGLEY ARCH	Kentucky Highway 7	arch	35 feet
Kentucky	YAHOO ARCH	Daniel Boone National Forest	arch	57 feet
Michigan	ARCH ROCK	Mackinac Island State Park (Mackinac Island)	arch	50 feet
Michigan	LOVER'S LEAP	Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore	bridge	est. 35 feet
Missouri	ASH CAVE ARCH	unknown	arch	16 feet
Missouri	CLIFTY CREEK NATURAL BRIDGE	Clifty Creek Natural Area	bridge	45 feet

Elephant Rock, Valley of Fire State Park, Nevada

Donut Falls, Big Cottonwood Canyon, Utah

Double O Arch, Arches National Park, Utah

Double Arch, Arches National Park, Utah

STATE	ARCH/BRIDGE NAME	PARK	TYPE	ARCH SPAN
Missouri	GRAVOIS MILLS NATURAL BRIDGE	unknown	arch	25 feet
Missouri	HA HA TONKA NATURAL BRIDGE	Ha Ha Tonka State Park	arch	50 feet
Missouri	HOOTENTOWN NATURAL ARCH	unknown	arch	80 feet
Missouri	PICKLE SPRINGS DOUBLE ARCH	Pickle Springs Natural Area (Sainte Genevieve)	arch	12 feet
Missouri	ROCK BRIDGE	Rock Bridge Memorial State Park (Columbia)	bridge	30 feet
Missouri	SELMORE ARCH	unknown	arch	31 feet
Montana	MAKOSHIKA NATURAL BRIDGE	Makoshika State Park	bridge	50 feet
Nevada	ARCH ROCK	Valley of Fire State Park	arch	13 feet
Nevada	ELEPHANT ROCK	Valley of Fire State Park	arch	9 feet
Nevada	LEXINGTON ARCH	Great Basin National Park	arch	est. 55 feet
Nevada	UNNAMED ARCH	Valley of Fire State Park (White Domes Loop Trail)	arch	8 feet
New Mexico	CATS EYE / TALUS ARCH	Carson National Forest	arch	20 feet
New Mexico	COX CANYON ARCH	BLM land (Aztec/Farmington area)	arch	43 feet
New Mexico	LA VENTANA ARCH	BLM land (El Malpais National Conservation Area)	arch	135 feet
New Mexico	RED LAKE NATURAL BRIDGE	Navajo-owned land (northwestern NM; guide or permission req'd)	bridge	est. 100 feet
New Mexico	SNAKE BRIDGE	Navajo-owned land (northwestern NM; guide or permission req'd)	bridge	204 feet
Ohio	ROCK HOUSE	Hocking Hills State Park	arch	unknown
Ohio	ROCKBRIDGE	Rock Bridge State Nature Preserve	arch	96 feet
Oklahoma	CENTENNIAL ARCH	Wichita Mountains National Wildlife Refuge	arch	40 feet
Oregon	DEVILS PUNCHBOWL	Devils Punchbowl State Park	sea arch	38 feet
Oregon	TWIN ROCKS ARCH	Rockaway Beach	sea arch	30 feet
Oregon	UNNAMED ARCH	Agate Beach	sea arch	20 feet
South Dakota	NEEDLES EYE	Custer State Park	arch	3 feet
Tennessee	HIGHWAY 154 NATURAL BRIDGE	Pickett State Park	bridge	76 feet
Tennessee	NATURAL BRIDGE	Natural Bridge Park (Lookout Mountain)	arch	93 feet

Druid Arch, Needles District, Canyonlands National Park, Utah

Hole In The Rock, Papago Park, Phoenix, Arizona

Johnson Arch, Snow Canyon State Park, Utah

above Landscape Arch, Arches National Park, Utah

STATE	ARCH/BRIDGE NAME	PARK	TYPE	ARCH SPAN
Tennessee	SEWANEE NATURAL BRIDGE	South Cumberland State Park	arch	50 feet
Tennessee	TWIN ARCHES-NORTH ARCH	Big South Fork National River & Recreation Area	arch	93 feet
Tennessee	TWIN ARCHES-SOUTH ARCH	Big South Fork National River & Recreation Area	arch	76 feet
Texas	NATURAL BRIDGE OF TEXAS	Natural Bridge Caverns	arch	60 feet
Utah	ANGEL ARCH	Canyonlands National Park (Needles District)	arch	120 feet
Utah	BRIMHALL ARCH	Capitol Reef National Park	arch	est. 120 feet
Utah	BROKEN ARCH	Arches National Park (just south of the Devils Garden area)	arch	60 feet
Utah	BROKEN BOW ARCH	Escalante	arch	94 feet
Utah	CASSIDY ARCH	Capitol Reef National Park	arch	70 feet
Utah	CASTLE ARCH	Canyonlands National Park	arch	140 feet
Utah	COBRA ARCH	Paria Canyon Wilderness	arch	35 feet
Utah	CORONA ARCH	BLM land (Moab)	arch	110 feet
Utah	COYOTE NATURAL BRIDGE	Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument	bridge	68 feet
Utah	DELICATE ARCH	Arches National Park	arch	46 feet
Utah	DONUT FALLS NATIONAL BRIDGE	Wasatch National Forest (Big Cottonwood Canyon)	bridge	6 feet
Utah	DOUBLE ARCH	Arches National Park (Windows area)	arch	148 feet
Utah	DOUBLE O' ARCH	Arches National Park (Devils Garden area)	arch	66 feet
Utah	DRUID ARCH	Canyonlands National Park (Needles District)	arch	20 feet
Utah	ESCALANTE NATURAL BRIDGE	Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument	arch	125 feet
Utah	EYE OF THE WHALE ARCH	Arches National Park	arch	48 feet
Utah	FORTRESS ARCH	Canyonlands National Park	arch	115 feet
Utah	GEMINI BRIDGES	BLM land (Moab)	bridge	67 feet
Utah	GOLDEN CATHEDRAL	Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument	arch	30 feet
Utah	GOULDING ARCH	Privately owned by the Goulding Campground	arch	unknown
Utah	GROSVENOR ARCH	Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument	arch	55 feet
Utah	HAWKEYE ARCH	Navajo-owned land (northeastern AZ; guide or permission req'd)	arch	149 feet

Mesa Arch, Island in the Sky District, Canyonlands National Park, Utah

Navajo Arch, Arches National Park, Utah

Window Arch, City of Rocks National Reserve, Idaho

North & South Windows, Arches National Park, Utah

STATE	ARCH/BRIDGE NAME	PARK	TYPE	ARCH SPAN
Utah	HICKMAN NATURAL BRIDGE	Capitol Reef National Park	arch	133 feet
Utah	JACOB HAMLIN ARCH / LOBO ARCH	Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument	arch	100 feet
Utah	JEEP ARCH	BLM land (Moab)	arch	60 feet
Utah	JOHNSON ARCH	Snow Canyon State Park	arch	102 feet
Utah	KACHINA NATURAL BRIDGE	Natural Bridges National Monument	bridge	192 feet
Utah	KIRK ARCH	Canyonlands National Park	arch	166 feet
Utah	LAMANITE ARCH	Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument	arch	70 feet
Utah	KOLOB ARCH	Zion National Park	arch	287 feet
Utah	LANDSCAPE ARCH	Arches National Park (Devils Garden area)	arch	290 feet
Utah	MESA ARCH	Canyonlands National Park (Island in the Sky District)	arch	90 feet
Utah	METATE ARCH	Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument	arch	16 feet
Utah	MORNING GLORY BRIDGE	BLM land (Negro Bill Canyon Trail; Moab)	arch	243 feet
Utah	NATURAL BRIDGE	Bryce Canyon National Park	arch	54 feet
Utah	NAVAJO ARCH	Arches National Park (Devils Garden area)	arch	41 feet
Utah	NEVILL'S ARCH	BLM land	arch	140 feet
Utah	NORTH WINDOW	Arches National Park (Windows area)	arch	90 feet
Utah	OTHO NATURAL BRIDGE	BLM land	arch	68 feet
Utah	OWACHOMO BRIDGE	Natural Bridges National Monument	bridge	180 feet
Utah	PARALLEL ARCH	Arches National Park (Klondike Bluffs area)	arch	34 feet
Utah	PARTITION ARCH	Arches National Park (Devils Garden area)	arch	30 feet
Utah	PAUL BUNYAN'S POTTY	Canyonlands National Park	arch	35 feet
Utah	PEEK-A-BOO BRIDGES	Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument	bridge	12 feet
Utah	PINE TREE ARCH	Arches National Park (Devils Garden area)	arch	45 feet
Utah	PRITCHETT ARCH	BLM land (Moab)	arch	121 feet
Utah	PRIVATE ARCH	Arches National Park (Devils Garden area)	arch	38 feet
Utah	RAINBOW BRIDGE	Rainbow Bridge Natural Monument	bridge	234 feet
Utah	RING ARCH	Arches National Park (Upper Courthouse Wash; off-trail)	arch	47 feet
Utah	SAND DUNE ARCH	Arches National Park (just south of the Devils Garden area)	arch	25 feet

Tower Arch, Arches National Park, Utah

Turret Arch, Arches National Park, Utah

Unnamed Arch, White Domes Loop Trail, Valley of Fire State Park, Nevada

Wilson Arch, Moab, Utah

STATE	ARCH/BRIDGE NAME	PARK	TYPE	ARCH SPAN
Utah	SIPAPU BRIDGE	Natural Bridges National Monument	bridge	225 feet
Utah	SKULL ARCH / TWIN ARCH	Arches National Park (Fiery Furnace tour)	arch	47 feet
Utah	SKYLINE ARCH	Arches National Park (just south of Devils Garden area)	arch	71 feet
Utah	SOUTH WINDOW	Arches National Park (Windows area)	arch	115 feet
Utah	STEVENS ARCH	Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument	arch	225 feet
Utah	SURPRISE ARCH	Arches National Park (Devils Garden area; off-trail)	arch	60 feet
Utah	TOWER ARCH	Arches National Park (off Salt Valley Road)	arch	101 feet
Utah	TOWER BRIDGE	Bryce Canyon National Park	arch	???
Utah	TUNNEL ARCH	Arches National Park (Devils Garden area)	arch	24 feet
Utah	TUNNEL, THE	Arches National Park (Upper Courthouse Wash; off-trail)	arch	4 feet
Utah	TURRET ARCH	Arches National Park (Windows area)	arch	35 feet
Utah	WEDDING RING ARCH / RING ARCH	Canyonlands National Park	arch	59 feet
Utah	WILSON ARCH	Highway 191 (south of Moab)	arch	95 feet
Virginia	NATURAL BRIDGE OF VIRGINIA	town of Natural Bridge	bridge	90 feet
Washington	ELEPHANT ROCK	Quinault Indian Nation (permission required)	sea arch	40 feet
Washington	RAFT RIVER ARCH	Quinault Indian Nation (permission required)	sea arch	14 feet
Wisconsin	LELAND ARCH	Natural Bridge State Park	bridge	35 feet
Wisconsin	MAWIKWE SEA CAVES	Apostle Islands National Lakeshore	sea arch	Varies
Wyoming	AYRES NATURAL BRIDGE	Ayres Natural Bridge County Park (Douglas)	bridge	90 feet
Wyoming	NATURAL BRIDGE	Yellowstone National Park	bridge	29 feet

HELPFUL LINKS

Arches UK > link
Utah Arches > link
The Natural Arch & Bridge Society > link
Arches of Grand-Staircase Escalante National Monument > link

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