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Inside Tonto Natural Bridge in the mountains of Arizona looking out from behind a waterfall.

Travertine rock formations build up over time from the dripping and evaporation of mineral laden water. Eventually the travertine forms into stalactites and shallow caves. Tonto Natural Bridge is believed to be the largest natural travertine bridge in the world. It stands over a 400-foot-long tunnel that is 150 feet wide and 183 feet high. The volume of rock in the bridge is estimated to be 200 million cubic feet. The bridge is the result of water laden with calcium carbonate from perennial springs that have dripped for thousands of years. The natural bridge was discovered by Scotsman David Gowan in 1877. Gowan persuaded his family to emigrate and move to the location where they built a lodge in 1927. They lived there until 1948 when the land and building were sold to Pine native Glen Randall. In 1967 Randall’s widow sold the property and eventually it became a State Park. The lodge is still standing and is now on the National Register of Historic Places. Tonto Natural Bridge State Park is near Pine, Arizona, USA.

Young Adventurous Caucasian Boy sitting up against the Sandstone wall of a cave at Truitjieskraal in the Cederberg Wilderness Area South Africa

Tonto National Forest near Payson Arizona

The worlds largest natural travertine bridge. The natural travertine bridge located in Northern Arizona formed over thousands of years, as water from Pine Creek seeped through the surrounding limestone. As the water emerged from springs, it deposited layers of travertine. Over time, the creek eroded a tunnel through the travertine, carving out the natural bridge.

Waterfall at Tonto Natural Bridge State Park . High quality photo

Reddish Rock Formation Inside Cave Opening, Monasterio de Piedra Park, Spain

Lava Tubes are collapsing around the Queen's Bath area of Hawaii.

Under Todra Gorge, Morocco - between rocks

Travertine rock formations build up over time from the dripping and evaporation of mineral laden water. Eventually the travertine forms into stalactites and shallow caves. Tonto Natural Bridge is believed to be the largest natural travertine bridge in the world. It stands over a 400-foot-long tunnel that is 150 feet wide and 183 feet high. The volume of rock in the bridge is estimated to be 200 million cubic feet. The bridge is the result of water laden with calcium carbonate from perennial springs that have dripped for thousands of years. The natural bridge was discovered by Scotsman David Gowan in 1877. Gowan persuaded his family to emigrate and move to the location where they built a lodge in 1927. They lived there until 1948 when the land and building were sold to Pine native Glen Randall. In 1967 Randall’s widow sold the property and eventually it became a State Park. The lodge is still standing and is now on the National Register of Historic Places. Tonto Natural Bridge State Park is near Pine, Arizona, USA.

Natural bridge in Tonto Bridge State Park in Arizona

Imi-n-Ifri Natural Bridge in Morroco by the Demnate town

Hot springs deposited the minerals that created this natural dam on the Jemez River in northern New Mexico near Los Alamos. The natural dam is 300 feet long.

Tonto Natural Bridge near Payson, Arizona believed to be the largest

Canyon and wooden bridge in the suburbs of Beijing

Various valleys and gullies of water at the bottom of Lake Cerkniška in Slovenia. The lake thus dries up and flows into underground rivers approximately every 50 years.

Tonto National Forest near Payson Arizona

Canyon Lake, Salt River, AZ

View looking up at the detailed travertine rock formations on the underside of the Tonto Natural Bridge which continues to grow with the deposit of calcium carbonate

The view of Coastline by boat tour in Lagoa in Ferragudo, Algarve, Portugal.

A large rock archway with a blue sky in the background. The archway is dark and the sky is light blue

Sedona, Arizona, U.S. at Red Rock State Park

Red iron oxide rock formations at Cians gorges, Regional Nature Reserve, Southern France

The Natural Bridge - Rockbridge County Virginia State Park Trail - Close Up

Detailed view of a weathered rock formation with textured surfaces and natural cavities, photographed in the Zingaro Nature Reserve in Sicily.

Yosemite Valley forest, granite cliffs, waterfalls, and Merced River.

Nice deep gorge with lots of vultures

Stone and soil background

Arch Cave below Tonto Natural Bridge AZ in Payson, Arizona, United States

Natural cave at Cala Luna, a famous tourist destination in Dorgali municipality. Province of Nuoro. Sardinia. Italy.

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