| Show natural bridges bridge located few miles from each other the famed and truly wonderful bridges of southeastern utah three of the largest of which are located within a few miles of each other are scenic features of the intermountain empire not to be overlooked by the tourist Owan chomo rock mound bridge Q chaps 1 the oldest of the three as been so carved by erosion until today it is but a narrow strip of rock with a span of feet only 10 feet thick at the center it is 35 feet wide at the top and rises feet above the stream bed caroline bridge most massive of the trio has a span of feet rising to a height of feet it has a width of 49 feet and is feet thick at the smallest point sipapu the portal of life better known as the augusta bridge has a span of feet is feet wide and 65 feet thick at its smallest part it attains a height of feet the natural bridges monument is reached by an auto road from standing in numerous cliff dwell clan gs lie to the southeast of the bridges br idge s with the great la sal national forest near by to reach the bridges section motorists travel south off US highway 50 over utah through monticello monti cello news and views |
