Natural Bridge (Virginia)

	Natural Bridge
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	U.S. National Historic Landmark
	The Natural Bridge
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Nearest city	Natural Bridge, Virginia
Coordinates	37°37′39″N 79°32′43″W
Part of	Natural Bridge Historic District (ID15001047)
NRHP reference No.	97001401
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	November 18, 1997
Designated NHL	August 6, 1998

Natural Bridge is a geological formation in Rockbridge County, Virginia, USA, comprising a 215-foot-high (66 m) natural arch with a span of 90 feet (27 m). It is situated within a gorge carved from the surrounding mountainous limestone terrain by Cedar Creek, a small tributary of the James River. Consisting of horizontal limestone strata, Natural Bridge is the remains of the roof of a cave or tunnel through which the Cedar Creek once flowed.

Natural Bridge has been designated a Virginia Historic Landmark and a National Historic Landmark. Since 2016, the bridge and its surroundings have been managed by the Commonwealth of Virginia as Natural Bridge State Park.

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