Natural bridge on the Schwarzwasserbach
The natural monument Naturbrücke am Schwarzwasserbach is located in the parcel Naturbrücke in the municipality of Mittelberg in the district of Bregenz , Vorarlberg , Austria .
The natural bridge is a natural arch with a span of about 5 meters made of Schrattenkalk , which is crossed by the Schwarzwasserbach . The natural monument was created by the millennia-long erosion effect of the Schwarzwasserbach through the expansion of existing rock fissures in the Schrattenkalk.
About 50 meters below the natural monument, at the confluence of the Auerbach (also: Aubach ) in the Schwarzwasserbach, there is a road bridge (Kesselschwand). The natural bridge plot and the natural monument are located near the Kesselschwand road at about 1070 m above sea level. A. for example at water kilometers (Schwarzwasserbach) 2.16. The center of Riezlern is about 1200 meters as the crow flies , the L201 ( Kleinwalsertalstraße ) about 750 meters.
A few meters below the confluence of the Auerbach (Aubach) in the Schwarzwasserbach is the natural monument of the Schwarzwasserbach waterfall and about 40 meters above the natural bridge the natural monument of Strudeltöpf Schwarzwasserbach .
See also
- List of natural monuments in the Bludenz district
- List of natural monuments in the Bregenz district
- List of natural monuments in the Dornbirn district
- List of natural monuments in the Feldkirch district
Web links
literature
- Walter Krieg, Rudolf Alge: Vorarlberger Naturdenkmale: from giant trees, caves and devil's stones , Hard 1991, Hecht-Verlag, ISBN 3-85430-151-0 .
- Update of the biotope inventory Vorarlberg, municipality of Mittelberg , website of the state of Vorarlberg.
Coordinates: 47 ° 21 '32.4 " N , 10 ° 10' 21" E