Natural Arch Formed By Erosion and Weathering

September 12, 2013 by staff 

Natural Arch Formed By Erosion and Weathering, A natural arch or natural bridge is a natural rock formation where a rock arch forms, with an opening underneath. Most natural arches form as a narrow bridge, walled by cliffs, become narrower from erosion, with a softer rock stratum under the cliff-forming stratum gradually eroding out until the rock shelters thus formed meet underneath the ridge, thus forming the arch.

Natural arches commonly form where cliffs are subject to erosion from the sea, rivers or weathering (subaerial processes); the processes “find” weaknesses in rocks and work on them, making them larger until they break through.

The choice between bridge and arch is somewhat arbitrary. The Natural Arch and Bridge Society identifies a bridge as a subtype of arch that is primarily water-formed. By contrast, the Dictionary of Geological Terms defines a natural bridge as a “natural arch that spans a valley of erosion.”

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