Near Blanding in San Juan County, Utah — The American Mountains (Southwest)

Owachomo Bridge

Photographed by Duane Hall, October 11, 2010

1. Owachomo Bridge Marker

Inscription. Owachomo (O-wá-cho-mo) is a Hopi Indian word for rock mound. On the upper left side of the bridge is a rock outcrop which suggested the name for the bridge.

Owachomo Bridge looks different from either Sipapu or Kachina Bridge. Because Owachomo no longer straddles all the streams which carved it, it appears to be an arch. Flowing water is required to carve a hole through a rock wall to form a bridge, while an arch is freestanding and does not span a water course. Natural Bridges if famous for its three spectacular bridges, but the monument also contains smaller and less noticeable arches.

Erected by National Park Service.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Environment • Indigenous Peoples and Communities.

Location. 37° 35.069′ N, 110° 0.819′ W. Marker is near Blanding, Utah, in San Juan County. It can be reached from Bridge View Drive 6.7 miles Visitor Center Parking Lot, on the right when traveling south. Marker is 200 feet south of the bridge parking area. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Lake Powell UT 84533, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Navajo Nation

and in Canyon Country.

It is also in the American Mountain West,

in Colorado Plateau,

and at the Four Corners.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain

and also Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 5 other markers are within 11 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Bears Ears (approx. 1.2 miles

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away); Kachina Bridge (approx. 1.2 miles away); Sipapu Bridge (approx. 2.1 miles away); Utah's First National Monument (approx. 2.6 miles away); Salvation Knoll (approx. 10.8 miles away).

Also see . . .
1. Natural Bridges National Monument. Official National Park Service website. (Submitted on March 16, 2016.)

2. Owachomo Bridge. National Park Service website page on the bridge. (Submitted on March 16, 2016.)

2. Owachomo Bridge Marker

At end of paved sidewalk from parking area

Owachomo Bridge image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane Hall, October 11, 2010

3. Owachomo Bridge

View to south from marker location

Photographed by Duane Hall, October 11, 2010

4. Owachomo Bridge

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on March 16, 2016, by Duane Hall of Abilene, Texas. This page has been viewed 547 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on March 16, 2016, by Duane Hall of Abilene, Texas.