Aruba Natural Bridge

{{Short description|Collapsed limestone arch in Aruba}} {{use dmy dates|date=April 2021}} {{Infobox landform | name = Aruba Natural Bridge | type = [[Natural arch]] | image = 197306 aruba naturalbridge.jpg | caption = Aruba Natural Bridge in 1973 | elevation = | elevation_ref = | pushpin_map = Aruba | pushpin_relief = 1 | map_caption = Location in Aruba | pushpin_label_position = none | location = [[Arikok National Park]], [[Aruba]] | coordinates = {{coord|12|32|28|N|69|57|30|W|display=title, inline}} }} The '''Aruba Natural Bridge''' was a tourist attraction in [[Aruba]] that was formed naturally out of coral limestone. It collapsed on 2 September 2005.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aruba.com/us/explore/natural-bridges |title=Natural Bridges|website=Aruba.com|access-date=29 April 2021}}</ref>

The [[natural arch]], measuring approximately {{convert|25|ft}} high and {{convert|100|ft}} long, was the remnant of an ancient cave.<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=M8SyFOyvjkQC&dq=aruba+natural+bridge&pg=PA80 | title=Adventure Guide to Aruba, Bonaire & Curaçao | publisher=Hunter Publishing, Inc. | date=2006 | accessdate=15 December 2013 | author=Sullivan, Lynne M. | pages=80| isbn=9781588435729 }}</ref>

[[File:NaturalBridgeAruba-2013.jpg|thumb|center|250px|Aruba Natural Bridge ruins in 2013]]

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[[Category:Natural arches]] [[Category:Tourist attractions in Aruba]] [[Category:Collapsed arches]] [[Category:Limestone formations]] [[Category:Limestone formations of Aruba]]

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