Goedehoop natural rock bridge

{{Short description|Natural sandstone formation on the Vaal River, South Africa}} {{Use South African English|date = August 2023}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{Infobox landform |name=Goedehoop Natural Rock Bridge |image=Natural Rock Bridge - massive crack spanning the width of the bridge.JPG |coordinates={{coord|26.404892|S|30.159631|E|type:landmark_region:ZA-MP|display=inline,title|format=dms}} |location=[[Ermelo, South Africa|Ermelo]], {{RSA}} |map_image={{maplink|frame=yes|plain=yes|type=shape|stroke-width1=1|stroke-color1=#d6d6d6|zoom=16}} |type=[[Natural arch]] |pushpin_map=South Africa#South Africa Mpumalanga |pushpin_relief=1 |other_name= |elevation_m= }}

The '''Goedehoop natural rock bridge''' is a [[provincial heritage site (South Africa)|provincial heritage site]] in [[Ermelo, Mpumalanga|Ermelo]] in the [[Mpumalanga]] province of [[South Africa]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Natural Rock Bridge, Goedehoop, Ermelo District {{!}} SAHRA |url=https://sahris.sahra.org.za/node/33764 |access-date=2023-08-05 |website=sahris.sahra.org.za |archive-date=5 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230805035115/https://sahris.sahra.org.za/node/33764 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

[[File:Natural Rock Bridge from a distance.JPG|300px|thumb]]

In 1982 it was described in the [[Government Gazette of South Africa|Government Gazette]] as {{blockquote|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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[[Category:Landforms of Mpumalanga]] [[Category:Natural arches]] [[Category:Rock formations of South Africa]]