Utah Wall Arch Collapse
The Wall Arch, located in Utah's Arches National Park, collapsed under its own weight sometime between the night of Monday, August 4th and the morning of Tuesday, August 5, 2008. The park's chief of interpretation, Paul Henderson, said that the arch's collapse was due to gravity and corrosion.
Fast Facts
- Wall Arch collapsed between the night of August 4 and August 5, 2008
- There were no witnesses to the collapse
- The Wall Arch is located along the Devils Garden trail
- 12th largest natural arch in Arches National Park
- First arch to collapse since 1991
- Falling rock led to the closure of the Devils Garden park trail
- The Wall Arch was 33 feet tall and 71 feed wide
- Arches National Park has approximately 2,000 natural arches
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