{{Use American English|date=July 2025}} {{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}} [[Image:sewanee natural bridge.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Sewanee Natural Bridge]] '''Sewanee Natural Bridge''' in [[Franklin County, Tennessee]], is a {{convert|25|ft|m}} high natural [[Natural arch|sandstone arch]] with a span of {{convert|50|ft|m}}. It is essentially a giant [[sinkhole]] partially eroded to form a large stone bridge. A wet weather spring located behind the bridge in a rock cave probably contributed to the erosion forming the arch. It is called the Sewanee Natural Bridge as it was once owned by the [[University of the South]] in [[Sewanee, Tennessee]]. It is a {{convert|3|acre|m2|adj=on}} designated state natural area.
The natural area is accessed via Highway Alt. 41. In Sewanee turn south onto Highway 56 and proceed {{convert|2.5|mi|km}} to Natural Bridge Road. Turn left onto Natural Bridge Road and proceed {{convert|1/2|mi|m}} to the parking area.
==In popular culture== [[The Silver Jews]] named their album [[The Natural Bridge]] after it.
==External links== *[http://www.billwork.net/digital.html Picture presentation of area around bridge] *[http://www.tn.gov/environment/article/na-na-natural-bridge Sewanee Natural Bridge] *[http://www.state.tn.us/environment/nh/natareas//natural/natural.pdf Topo Map of Natural Bridge] (pdf) * Tennessee [http://tnlandforms.us/landforms/arches.php arches and natural bridges]
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[[Category:Protected areas of Franklin County, Tennessee]] [[Category:Landmarks in Tennessee]] [[Category:Natural arches of Tennessee]] [[Category:Nature reserves in Tennessee]] [[Category:Landforms of Franklin County, Tennessee]]