Goedehoop natural rock bridge

{{Short description|Natural sandstone formation on the Vaal River, South Africa}}

{{Use South African English|date = August 2023}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}

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The Goedehoop natural rock bridge is a provincial heritage site in Ermelo in the Mpumalanga province of South Africa.{{Cite web |title=Natural Rock Bridge, Goedehoop, Ermelo District {{!}} SAHRA |url=https://sahris.sahra.org.za/node/33764 |access-date=2023-08-05 |website=sahris.sahra.org.za}}

File:Natural Rock Bridge from a distance.JPG

In 1982 it was described in the Government Gazette as

{{blockquote|This natural sandstone bridge over the Vaal River is approximately 22 metres long, five to eight metres wide and four metres high. Large natural rock bridges are rare landforms and this bridge, therefore, can justly be regarded as one of South Africa's geomorphologic gems.}}

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Category:Landforms of Mpumalanga

Category:Natural arches

Category:Rock formations of South Africa

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