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Kachina Bridge

geological formation, Utah, United States

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Kachina Bridge is one of three natural sandstone bridges located in Natural Bridges National Monument in southeastern Utah. These bridges were formed by streams carving through the rock on the western slopes of Elk Ridge. The Kachina Bridge has a height of 210 feet (64 meters) and a span of 204 feet (62 meters). The area surrounding the bridges contains ruins and pictographs left by early Ancestral Pueblo cliff dwellers, indicating its historical significance to Native American peoples.

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