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Air view of Natural Bridge, Virginia, circa 1930

Subjects
Aerial Views & PanoramasBridges & DamsForests & TreesHotels & Inns
Card type
Linen
Date
c. 1930 (White Border)
Front of Air view of Natural Bridge, Virginia, circa 1930, c. 1930 linen postcard
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About this postcard

An elevated view looks down on Natural Bridge, a limestone arch spanning Cedar Creek in Rockbridge County, Virginia, a few miles west of the Blue Ridge Mountains. A road and footpath pass beneath the 215-foot-high span, and the long red-roofed Natural Bridge Hotel and its landscaped grounds sit on the wooded hillside above. The bridge is 90 feet long, averages 100 feet wide, and is 40 feet thick. The surrounding 157 acres, including the bridge, were granted to Thomas Jefferson by George III in 1774. The hotel served travelers to the privately owned formation for generations before the site became a Virginia state park in 2016.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pencil

Just Eat Breakfast in a Leam just across the street. Sunday 7 a m

PublisherE. C. Kropp Co.
AIR VIEW OF NATURAL BRIDGE, VIRGINIA THE NATURAL BRIDGE OF VIRGINIA is located in Rockbridge County a few miles to the west of the Blue Ridge Mountains. Length of bridge 90 feet; width average 100 feet; height 215 feet; 40 feet thick. Granted from George III on July 5, 1774, to Thomas Jeffer- son, 157 acres, which included the bridge on Cedar Creek which flows under it.
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Postcard record

PublisherE. C. Kropp Co.
Series7772
ConditionVery good
Place depictedNatural Bridge, VA
PublisherE. C. Kropp Co., Milwaukee, WI
NotesLinen-textured stock with a white border; slight corner wear. No postmark or stamp — card is unused. Linen-textured divided-back card with white border; E.C. Kropp imprint ("Made in U.S.A."); pencil message written on the address half. Light soiling/toning.

Cite this card

Air view of Natural Bridge, Virginia, circa 1930, postcard, c. 1930. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/air-view-of-natural-bridge-virginia-circa-1930. Accessed November 2, 2026.