The 110 foot ancient petrified log that is now Agate Bridge is part of Petrified Forest National Park, located in the Painted Desert of Arizona. This log was once part of a lush forest now preserved as colorful rock in an imitation of the wood it once was. The "bridge" was formed by water carving away the softer sandstone rock that lay underneath the log, and in the early days of the park a concrete support was placed underneath the log to help preserve the bridge. Their work is already fading away; water in the desert is a force to be reckoned with and will eventually cause the log to fall, making Agate Bridge no more.
Leave me a comment below and tell me if you've had the pleasure of seeing Agate Bridge. Have you visited this National Park?
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