Editing London Bridge (Victoria)

{{Short description|Natural arch in Victoria, Australia}}
{{Use Australian English|date=August 2019}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}
{{about|the arch in Australia|the natural arch in Devon, England|London Bridge (natural arch)|other uses|London Bridge (disambiguation)}}
[[Image:LondonArch2014.jpg|thumb|right|London Bridge in 2014]]
'''London Bridge''' is an offshore [[natural arch]]  in the [[Port Campbell National Park]], Australia. The arch is a significant tourist attraction along the [[Great Ocean Road]] near [[Port Campbell]] in [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]]. The [[stack (geology)|stack]] was formed by a gradual process of [[erosion]], and until 1990 formed a complete double-span natural bridge.
[[File:London Bridge arch Victoria March 1961.jpg|alt=Near shore rock formation with two arches|thumb|The formation in 1961, prior to its collapse in 1990]]
[[File:London_Bridge_before_collapse.jpg|alt=Near shore rock formation with two arches|thumb|The Bridge in 1973]]
The span closer to the shoreline, [[London Bridge Is Falling Down|sparked comparisons with this nursery rhyme and]] collapsed unexpectedly on 15 January 1990,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.greatoceanroadaustralia.org/london-bridge-great-ocean-road/ |title=The Ultimate Guide to Visiting London Bridge, Great Ocean Road |date=5 January 2021}}</ref><ref name="Woodroffe2002">{{cite book|last=Woodroffe|first=C. D.|title=Coasts: form, process and evolution|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jRqW0FVwWh8C&pg=PA156|access-date=7 February 2012|year=2002|publisher=Cambridge University Press|isbn=978-0-521-01183-9|page=156}}</ref> leaving two tourists ('''Kelli Harrison''' and '''David Darrington''') stranded on the outer span before being rescued by police [[helicopter]].<ref>{{cite journal|title=Collapsing-cliff warning|journal=The Canberra Times|date=17 January 1990|page=5|url=http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/120872901|access-date=24 April 2017}}</ref> No one was injured in the event.

==See also==
*[[The Twelve Apostles, Victoria]]
*[[Loch Ard Gorge]]
*[[The Gibson Steps]]
*[[The Grotto, Victoria|The Grotto]]
*[[Percé Rock]] in Canada, another double arch where one collapsed

==References==
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==External links==
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*[http://www.visit12apostles.com.au Official Website for 12 Apostles Region of Victoria]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20050319201058/http://www.ga.gov.au/urban/factsheets/shore_safety_arches.jsp Why do arches fall ?] on the website of [http://www.ga.gov.au/ Geoscience Australia].

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[[Category:Natural arches]]
[[Category:Landforms of Victoria (state)]]
[[Category:Stacks of Australia]]
[[Category:Rock formations of Victoria (state)]]
[[Category:Great Ocean Road]]
[[Category:Collapsed arches]]

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