National Historic Landmark · natural arch · Natural Bridge, Virginia

Natural Bridge

State park in Virginia, United States in Natural Bridge, Virginia. Added to the National Register in 1997, and a National Historic Landmark.

National Historic LandmarkListed 1997
Ceremony, Natural Bridge to Become a Virginia State Park, May 20142017-06-13 18 08 11 View northwest towards the Natural Bridge from the downstream (southeast) side along Cedar Creek in Natural Bridge, Rockbridge County, Virginia2017-06-13 18 08 39 View northwest towards the Natural Bridge from the downstream (southeast) side along Cedar Creek in Natural Bridge, Rockbridge County, Virginia2017-06-13 18 08 59 View northwest towards the Natural Bridge from the downstream (southeast) side along Cedar Creek in Natural Bridge, Rockbridge County, Virginia
Photos via Wikimedia Commons · 6 in the Commons category

What it is

Wikipedia · Natural Bridge (Virginia)

Natural Bridge is a geological formation in Rockbridge County, Virginia, United States, 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.

Text from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The record

National Register of Historic Places
Property typeSite
AddressJct. of VA 11 and VA 130, Natural Bridge vicinity, VA
CountyRockbridge County
ListedNov 18, 1997
Reference number97001401
Type of placenatural arch
DesignationsNational Historic Landmark, Virginia Historic Landmark
Contributing resources1 sites
StandingYes

The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗

Visiting

Access not on record
AddressJct. of VA 11 and VA 130, Natural Bridge, VA
Coordinates37.62792, -79.54485 · Directions ↗
Nearest national park unitBooker T Washington National Monument · 37 mi · on Park Atlas
Federal campgrounds nearbyCave Mountain Lake Group Camp 4 mi · Cave Mountain Lake Group Picnic Shelter 4 mi · Cave Mountain Lake Family Camp 4 mi
Listing on the Register does not open the door. Unless a museum or park runs it, treat this as private property and see it from the sidewalk.

Explore

Why you would stay

Map

4 nearby listings

Reference

Exists because it is true

Sources

Location, dates, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 97001401. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.