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B. P. Lindsey is a Kansas resident who has extensively studied the stone bridges of the Sunflower State, most notably those of Cowley County. He is a writer with a love of the past — studying how people lived and how things were done in the old days. He also enjoys physics and building things. He has a particular interest in masonry and enjoys experimenting with various ways to build stone arch bridges — including two completed stone arch footbridges. He always has plans for another stone arch bridge down the road. You can find him at StoneArchBridges.com.

Cowley’s Grouse Creek Stone Arch Bridges Part 3: The Three Bridges of Silverdale

The FIrst Grouse Creek Crossing South of Silverdale

The three bridges of Silverdale, Cowley County, Kansas, were once stone arch bridges important to the community, and carried the road to Oklahoma.

Posted byStoneArchBridgesFebruary 26, 2021February 26, 2021Posted inHistoryTags:Abe Matheney, Cowley, Grouse Creek, Walter Sharp

Cowley’s Grouse Creek Stone Arch Bridges Part 2: The Legacy

Neer Bridge

Cowley County, Kansas built numerous stone arch bridges over Grouse Creek, which were particularly suited to and popular in the area.

Posted byStoneArchBridgesFebruary 19, 2021March 2, 2021Posted inHistoryTags:Cowley, Esch's Spur Bridge, Grouse Creek, Walter Sharp

Cowley’s Grouse Creek Stone Arch Bridges Part 1: Firsts and Records

Goodnight Bridge Ruins

Cowley County, Kansas several daring-span stone arch bridges over the Grouse Creek which set records for the entire state.

Posted byStoneArchBridgesFebruary 12, 2021February 20, 2021Posted inHistoryTags:Cowley, Grouse Creek, Walter Sharp

Are Stone Arch Bridges Outdated?

Wolf Creek Bridge

Stone arch bridges from past centuries are widely used across the world, and stone bridges are even still built in some places.

Posted byStoneArchBridgesFebruary 5, 2021February 18, 2021Posted inConstructionTags:Quality of Construction

The Stone Arch Culvert Days of Butler County, Kansas

115th Whitewater River Bridge

Beginning in the late 1800s, stone arch culverts and their construction became popular with the people and townships of Butler County, Kansas.

Posted byStoneArchBridgesJanuary 19, 2021February 3, 2021Posted inHistoryTags:Builders, Butler

Bridge Abutments

Floral Bridge

Stone arch bridges must have substantial and properly designed abutments in order to resist the enormous thrust of the arch without yielding.

Posted byStoneArchBridgesJanuary 12, 2021February 3, 2021Posted inConstructionTags:Design, Forces, Masonry, Roman arch, Segmental arch

C. C. Jamison’s Masterpiece: The Minos West Ford Bridge

Minos West Ford Bridge

The beautiful Minos West Ford Bridge built by C. C. Jamison in southern Butler County, Kansas was considered a masterpiece even in its own time.

Posted byStoneArchBridgesJanuary 5, 2021February 3, 2021Posted inLocationsTags:Butler, C. C. Jamison, Design, Longest Spans, Quality of Construction

Widening a Stone Arch Bridge

Stone Bridge North of Dexter

While many historic stone arch bridges are too narrow by modern traffic standards, there are several viable ways to non-destructively widen them.

Posted byStoneArchBridgesDecember 8, 2020February 3, 2021Posted inMaintenanceTags:Design, Fill

C. C. Jamison’s 1913 Turkey Creek Bridge

Turkey Creek Bridge

In 1913, C. C. Jamison built an affordable and durable double-arch stone bridge over Turkey Creek, Butler County, Kansas which is still in use today.

Posted byStoneArchBridgesDecember 1, 2020February 3, 2021Posted inLocationsTags:Butler, C. C. Jamison

Kansas’s Stone Arch Bridge Tradition — Part 2

Dillers Bridge

The second phase of the state of Kansas’s stone arch bridge era was marked by a slow but steady trend to concrete until the WPA days.

Posted byStoneArchBridgesNovember 17, 2020February 3, 2021Posted inHistoryTags:Butler, C. C. Jamison, Foundations, Kansas, Longest Spans, Walter Sharp

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