Agate Bridge
Spanning a gully like a bridge, Agate Bridge is in fact a large petrified log.
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Agate Bridge Details
Spanning a gully like a bridge, Agate Bridge is in fact a large petrified log. When numerous trees washed into this floodplain 225 million years ago, buried by silt, mud and volcanic ash, the sediment cut off the oxygen supply to the trees and slowed their decay. Silica from the groundwater seeped into the logs and eventually replaced the original wood tissue with the quartz we see today in specimens such as Agate Bridge. Centuries of floodwaters created the arroyo beneath this 110-foot log, turning it into a natural bridge. In 1917, a concrete span was constructed under the bridge to support it. Agate Bridge is just a short walk from a parking area.
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Nearby Points of Interest Around Agate Bridge
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0.8 mi away
Jasper Forest
In the southern portion of the park, about 10 miles north of the south entrance station and along the park's main road, is Jasper Forest.
0.8 mi away
Jasper Forest Hike
The Jasper Forest Hike offers an easy 2.5-mile round trip hike along a 1930's road into Jasper Forest, a well-preserved garden of petrified wood.
1.0 mi away
Dry Wash
Dry Wash connects to the Puerco River west of the ghost town of Adamana and runs south towards Agate Bridge and Jasper Forest.
1.1 mi away
First Forest Point Hike
This 2.1-mile round-trip hike takes visitors from the Jasper Forest overlook parking lot south along the bluffs.
2.0 mi away
Crystal Forest
In the southern unit of the park, about 5 miles from the south entrance, is the Crystal Forest.
