Stone Arch Bridges

  • Silverdale Township 266th Road Culvert (2)
    Two Silverdale Stone Culverts
    We recently found several more little-known stone arch bridges/culverts in Cowley County, Kansas. These are located in Silverdale Township, and are of a rather crude build.
  • Bucher Bridge (1905)
    The Importance of Compression: Part 4
    In this series of posts we compare slab, truss, and arch bridges, and explain why compression is crucial to an arch and how the arch operating in compression makes it durable.
  • Bridge 99, Cowley County, K.S.
    The Importance of Compression Part 3
    In this series of posts we compare slab, truss, and arch bridges, and explain why compression is crucial to an arch and how the arch operating in compression makes it durable.