Natural Bridge VA We took a day trip to see Natural Bridge VA. We had never been here before. After you walk down 137 steps, go through the gate, and there it is! It is much larger than you can tell in a picture. It is really quite a sight! Looking up at the bottom of the bridge. Route 11 runs right over the top of the vridge. Looking up at the bottom again. George Washington climbed 28 feet up the rock and etched GW in the rock.