From Deseret News archives:
Iconic arch collapses in southern Utah
Paul Henderson, the park's chief of interpretation, said Wall Arch collapsed sometime late Monday or early Tuesday.
The arch is along Devils Garden Trail, one of the most popular in the park. For years, the arch has been a favorite stopping point for photographers.
Henderson said the arch was claimed by forces that will eventually destroy others in the park: gravity and erosion.
"They all let go after a while," Henderson said Friday.
He said it's the first collapse of a major arch in the park since nearby Landscape Arch fell in 1991.
Like others in the park, Wall Arch was formed by entrada sandstone that was whittled down over time into its distinctive and photogenic formation.
The arch, first reported and named in 1948, was more than 33 feet tall and 71 feet across. It ranked 12th in size among the park's estimated 2,000 arches.
No one has reported seeing it fall. Henderson said a park employee ate lunch under it the day before.
Rock has continued to fall from the remaining arms of the arch forcing the closure of a portion of the trail.
"We have a heck of a lot of trailwork to do," he said.
No one was injured in the collapse. The trail remains closed just beyond the ruins of Landscape Arch.
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yeah where's the picture. and is it the arch arch?
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