With over 200 stone arch bridges and culverts throughout the state, Kansas has a strong heritage in using the native stone to span its waterways.
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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.
How Arch Bridges Are Built
There is a basic process involved in building a stone arch bridge based on the fact that the arch cannot stand until all the arch stones are in place.
Stone Arch Bridges: The Concept Explained
The arch is unsurpassed as the most practical method of spanning gaps with stone, and its workings are surprisingly simple and intuitive.
