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Old 04-08-2008, 04:49 PM
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Is the natural bridge still collasped? Did Aruba rebuild it?
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Old 04-08-2008, 06:05 PM
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Not sure how feasible it would be to "prop" up the natural bridge.


There is however a second much smaller "natural bridge" just off to the left of this shot.
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Old 04-08-2008, 09:33 PM
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I had a bit of a "brain fart." Of course a "natural" bridge cannot be restored, LOL!
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Old 04-09-2008, 08:31 AM
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i haven't been out to the nautral bridge since its collapse.
does the ocean rise over the collapse and still come into the little cove?
therefore making it a "natural pool?"

have been to the other much smaller and not so magnificent natural bridge , the one to the left of the of the original. it is ok, but not sure it is worth the effort.

we visited there 2x on horseback.
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Old 04-09-2008, 08:44 AM
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We visited last May and it was an interesting sight to see the bridge collapsed, almost as much of a sight to see when it was standing. For new bee's I am not sure it is as interesting of a site to visit. But for folks who have seen it before it collapsed, it is definitely a sight to see.
There was not enough water in the cove to call it a natural pool when we went in May.

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Old 04-09-2008, 09:11 AM
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Here's a picture from Easter weekend.

A little hard to tell in the photo, but the area "inside" the bridge is bone dry.

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I believe that there are still about 5 smaller "Natural Bridges" still standing in Aruba.
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Old 04-09-2008, 11:07 AM
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There is another natural bridge at Colorado Point.



In this photo of the collapased natural bridge, the water in the "pool" is only about a couple of inches deep.



For those who did not get to see it, below is the Natural Bridge as it once stood.

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Old 04-09-2008, 01:52 PM
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And in my favorite form
Here is the natural bridge before it collapsed and the date it collapsed in my favorite form:
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Old 04-09-2008, 03:28 PM
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ArubaLisa - those pictures are GREAT before and after comparisions! Thanks for sharing.
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