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'''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]]
The span closer to the shoreline, sparked comparisons with [[London Bridge Is Falling Down|sparked comparisons with thisthe nursery rhyme andof the same name]] 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.
 
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