Home / U.S. State Travel Guides / U.S. Vacations / U.S. National Parks / U.S. State Highpoints / U.S. Road Trip Planning TOP ARCHES & NATURAL BRIDGES IN THE U.S.A.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. /
Devils Bridge, Cococino National Forest, Sedona, Arizona Monument Rocks, Kansas Natural Bridge, Virginia Skull Arch, Fiery Furnace Tour, Arches National Park, Utah
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
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
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
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
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
HELPFUL LINKSArches UK > linkUtah Arches > link The Natural Arch & Bridge Society > link Arches of Grand-Staircase Escalante National Monument > link |
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