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Kansas’s Stone Arch Bridge Tradition — Part 2

Diller 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, 2020July 29, 2021Posted inHistoryTags:Butler, C. C. Jamison, Foundations, Kansas, Longest Spans, Walter Sharp

Kansas’s Stone Arch Bridge Tradition — Part 1

Pudden Bridge

Using the state’s abundant native stone, Kansas built many stone arch bridges as an enduring and affordable means of bridging the streams.

Posted byStoneArchBridgesNovember 10, 2020July 29, 2021Posted inHistoryTags:Butler, C. C. Jamison, Cowley, Design, Kansas, Walter Sharp

The Building of the Stone Arch Bridges of Butler County, Kansas — Part 3

North Branch Hickory Creek Bridge

At the end of the unparalleled stone arch bridge and culvert campaign of Butler County, Kansas, hundreds of such structures had been built.

Posted byStoneArchBridgesSeptember 29, 2020July 29, 2021Posted inHistoryTags:Abe Matheney, Butler, C. C. Jamison, Cowley, National Register, Walter Sharp

The Building of the Stone Arch Bridges of Butler County, Kansas — Part 2

Sycamore Springs Bridge

The success of Butler County, Kansas in building stone arch bridges influenced other counties across the state as well as builders like Walter Sharp.

Posted byStoneArchBridgesSeptember 22, 2020July 29, 2021Posted inHistoryTags:Abe Matheney, Butler, C. C. Jamison, Cowley, Kansas, Longest Spans, Walter Sharp

The Building of the Stone Arch Bridges of Butler County, Kansas — Part 1

Abe Matheney's 1897 Turkey Creek Bridge

After a persistent and unified push by the local newspapers, Butler County began to build stone arch bridges and culverts.

Posted byStoneArchBridgesSeptember 15, 2020July 29, 2021Posted inHistoryTags:Abe Matheney, Butler, Cowley, Kansas, Walter Sharp

The WPA Stone Arch Bridges

Fort Fletcher Bridge

To create jobs in the Great Depression, the WPA erected numerous well-built stone arch bridges which have a unique style and history of their own.

Posted byStoneArchBridgesAugust 4, 2020July 29, 2021Posted inHistoryTags:Masonry, Quality of Construction, WPA

A Cowley County Stone Arch Bridge Before Its Time: The Island Park Bridge

Old Island Park Bridge

Before Cowley County, Kansas began building its famous stone arch bridges in earnest, the city of Winfield built one at the entrance of Island Park.

Posted byStoneArchBridgesJune 16, 2020July 29, 2021Posted inHistoryTags:Cowley, Design, Fill, Quality of Construction, Spandrel Walls, Walter Sharp

Arch Building Simplified: Walter Sharp’s Secret to Building Stone Arch Bridges

Detail of Walz Ford Bridge Arch

Walter Sharp, the famous stone arch bridge builder of Cowley County, Kansas, had a simple secret he used to build stone arches quickly and inexpensively.

Posted byStoneArchBridgesJune 9, 2020March 26, 2023Posted inHistoryTags:Mortar, Spandrel Walls, Stones, Walter Sharp

The Story of the Neer Bridge in Cowley County, Kansas

Downstream Face of Neer Bridge

The double arch Neer Bridge near Cambridge in Cowley County, Kansas, was built to replace a prior stone bridge built just years before.

Posted byStoneArchBridgesMay 19, 2020July 29, 2021Posted inHistoryTags:Cowley, Debris, Walter Sharp

Two Obscure but Revealing Cowley Bridge Plaques

Snodgrass Bridge Plaque

Some of the stone arch bridges of Cowley County, Kansas have elusive plaques, which tell an interesting story about the structure.

Posted byStoneArchBridgesMarch 2, 2020July 29, 2021Posted inHistoryTags:Bridge Names, Cowley, Fromm

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