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THE NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC MAGAZINE 
Photo by Joseph &. Pogue 
VIEW OF A PORTION OF THE ARCH FROM A POINT NEARLY BENEATH 
The causeway, upon which one may be lowered from an adjacent cliff, but whose sides 
are too steep to serve for a complete passage, is 33 feet wide and 42 feet thick at its keystone 
point, and the limbs are not greatly in excess of these dimensions (see page 1053). 
passed under could not return without a 
certain prayer. Evidently Whitehorse- 
begay had forgotten this prayer and 
feared vengeance should he break the 
legendary prohibition. Nearly beneath 
the arch are the remains of an ancient 
altar, built doubtless by the cliff-dwellers, 
indicating that the bridge was probably 
an object of superstitious worship even 
to this ancient people. 
The bridge is at once the largest and 
most remarkable known. Not only in 
size but in shapeliness does it surpass any 
of its rivals. Below is tabulated for 
comparison the dimensions in feet of the 
largest of the natural bridges, the meas- 
urements of the first four taken from the 
surveys of W. B. Douglass. 
The exact location of the bridge is lati- 
tude 37° 03’ 21” and longitude 110° 56’ 
Thick- 
Height. Span. Width. nes 
The Barohoini (rainbow) or Nonnezoshe (stone arch), southeast Utah. 300 278 33 42 
The Sipapu (gate of heaven) or Augusta, southeast Utah............ 220 268* 31 53 
The Kachina (guardian spirit) or Caroline, southeast Utah.......... 210 2771 AA 50 
The Owachomo (rock mound) or Edwin or Little, southeast Utah... 106 180 28 9 
Ane Wikeasiaia, INeviiirall BRIGee,. é.. coco cc assccoccucscooososcescoeobeee 200 45 i 
Pont de Are Bram Coat ce deka te oe Cee ee ene eee eee ee vee 197 213 
* Arch skewed; span with axis, 283 feet. 
+ Mean span, 275 feet; greatest. span, 350 
feet; least span, 202 feet. 
