Earth:Goedehoop natural rock bridge

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Short description: Natural sandstone formation on the Vaal River, South Africa


Goedehoop Natural Rock Bridge
Natural Rock Bridge - massive crack spanning the width of the bridge.JPG
Map showing the location of Goedehoop Natural Rock Bridge
Map showing the location of Goedehoop Natural Rock Bridge
Map showing the location of Goedehoop Natural Rock Bridge
Map showing the location of Goedehoop Natural Rock Bridge
LocationErmelo,  South Africa
Coordinates [ ⚑ ] : 26°24′18″S 30°09′35″E / 26.404892°S 30.159631°E / -26.404892; 30.159631
GeologyNatural arch

The Goedehoop natural rock bridge is a provincial heritage site in Ermelo in the Mpumalanga province of South Africa .[1]

Natural Rock Bridge from a distance.JPG

In 1982 it was described in the Government Gazette as

This natural sandstone bridge over the Vaal River is approximately 22 metres long, five to eight metres wide and four metres high. Large natural rock bridges are rare landforms and this bridge, therefore, can justly be regarded as one of South Africa's geomorphologic gems.

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