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The Island Archway was a 25 metre high, naturally formed rock arch that lay off 
The Island Archway was part of a series of free-standing limestone formations on the Great Ocean Road that includes the Twelve Apostles. As early as January 1990, another rock arch on this coast, the inner arch of the
Loch Ard Gorge
The Loch Ard Gorge is part of Port Campbell National Park, Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia, about three minutes' drive west of The Twelve Apostles (Victoria), The Twelve Apostles.
History
The gorge is named after the clipper that ...
, a bay on the south coast of Victoria
Victoria most commonly refers to:
* Queen Victoria (1819–1901), Queen of the United Kingdom and Empress of India
* Victoria (state), a state of Australia
* Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, a provincial capital
* Victoria, Seychelles, the capi ...
, Australia. The gate collapsed on 10 June 2009. The arch of rock exposed in the water has been frequently photographed by the numerous international and domestic tourists vacationing in the Great Ocean Road
The Great Ocean Road is an Australian National Heritage-listed stretch of road along the south-eastern coast of Australia, between the Victorian towns of Torquay and Allansford. Built by returned soldiers between 1919 and 1932, and dedica ...
area. The national and international press reported extensively on this geological event.
After the collapse, only two limestone rock pillars remained of the rock arch. The rock cliff consists of a relatively weakly compacted limestone, which lost its rock volume due to erosion by wind and weather and thus became unstable.
The Island Archway was part of a series of free-standing limestone formations on the Great Ocean Road that includes the Twelve Apostles. As early as January 1990, another rock arch on this coast, the inner arch of the London Bridge
The name "London Bridge" refers to several historic crossings that have spanned the River Thames between the City of London and Southwark in central London since Roman Britain, Roman times. The current crossing, which opened to traffic in 197 ...
, had collapsed. The stability of these cliffs is short-lived in geological terms.
Initially, it was believed that the Island Archway would keep its name. The two piers are now officially named after the two castaways Tom and Eva, the only survivors of the Loch Ard
Loch Ard (Scottish Gaelic: Loch na h-Àirde) is a loch, located in Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park, Stirling (council area), Stirling council area, Scotland.
Overview
The name of the loch comes from ''àird'', the Scottish Gaelic w ...
shipwreck off Mutton Island, just off the Island Archway.
Since 2011, eight major tourism infrastructure projects have been planned along the coast of the Great Ocean Road, including an information centre at Loch Ard Gorge about local conditions.
References
{{reflist Landforms of Victoria (state) Tourist attractions in Victoria (state) Natural arches Stacks of Australia Collapsed arches