honeysuckle

MONTH & YEAR: April 2000

NAME: Honeysuckle Bridge

MEASUREMENTS: Span: 39' (measured with steel tape)

Alcove: 88' (measured with steel tape)

Average dimensions of span: 6 - 8' h, 10- 12' w (estimated)

Height in center of span: ± 7.5' (est.)

Height from top center of arch to base of cliff approx. 40'

LATITUDE, LONGITUDE (GPS Fix)

LAND OWNERSHIP Private, not posted; arch and surrounding land is being subdivided and actively being sold for cabin sites, homesites, etc.; so visitation is not discouraged. If you are concerned, inquire at Land of Arches Cabin Rentals, Rogers, KY.

Although Honeysuckle Bridge is located off of Cliffview Road, personnel at Cliffview Resort were unfamiliar with it when questioned.

INFORMATION RECEIVED FROM: Rick , Brynna & Allison Bolger

INFORMATION REPORTED BY Rick Bolger

ARCH DOCUMENTED BY Rick Bolger

ARCH NAMED BY Brynna Bolger

BEST TIME OF DAY AND YEAR FOR PHOTOS afternoon to late afternoon, following a rainstorm; also overcast morning, or sunny morning with polarizing filter.

TYPE OF LENS USED 28 mm or wider angle is best

TYPE OF ARCH Waterfall arch

DIRECTIONS From junction of Rts 11 & 715, follow 715 north toward Rogers. At 6/10 mile from junction, turn right on Cliffview Road (gravel), entrance to Cliffview Resort. At 2/10 mile road forks; bear right (the first right), new cabin just ahead on right. Stay with this road, more or less east along ridge top. Approx. 3/10 mile from fork you will crest a small hill and the road curves left, then down around a small retaining pond on the right hand side of the road. After you go around the retaining pond, stop at the earthen dam (the eastern edge of the pond). Facing this end of the pond, a path of sorts appears down on your left, below the earthen dam, leading into the woods and towards a cliff (the path leads more or less south). Follow this path for approx. 20 yards towards the cliff (it crosses a very small run-off creek from the pond during wet weather) and you will be on top of Honeysuckle Bridge. Standing on top of it, the rock span itself is covered with dirt and has plants and trees growing on it, so from above it looks no different from the rest of the forest floor. It lies more or less north/south; you will see what looks like a long sinkhole with an old iron stairway leading down beneath it. Use caution, at least one step is missing on the stair.

COMMENTS This arch has been known to a handful of locals for decades, and they refer to it as "the arch with the steel staircase stuck in it." As you approach from above, Honeysuckle Bridge looks like a rather insignificant arch, but when you climb below it is quickly apparent that it rivals many well known Red River area arches in both size and beauty. It is probably the closest arch to any roadway and one of the most accessible. It was likely formed by the drainage that was used to create the pond, and it may be that construction of the pond changed the course of the drainage so that it now spills over the arch in a very attractive waterfall (during wet weather). The path to the arch, although unmarked, is clearly evident from frequent use by the 4-wheelers popular in this region. The opening is not all that impressive from the foot of the stairs, but as you walk through it and out along either side, it quickly becomes clear that this is a major arch. Because the terrain in "front" of the arch slopes away so abruptly, it is virtually impossible to take an all-encompassing photo. As of April 2000, the land was for sale as a homesite/campsite lot.

OTHER INFORMATION An approximate map is attached.

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