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Stone Arch Bridges: Who Built It?

Ligget Ford Bridge (Harrison Creek Bridge)

The stone masons and contractors who built stone arch bridges in an area, such as Kansas, usually had their own recognizable style of workmanship.

Posted byStoneArchBridgesAugust 9, 2019June 10, 2022Posted inHistoryTags:Abe Matheney, Builders, C. C. Jamison, Design, Walter Sharp

What’s in a Name?

Downstream Face of Neer Bridge

Many cases the name(s) of a historic bridge reflect the bridge’s significance, its history, or local land owners past and present.

Posted byStoneArchBridgesApril 25, 2019July 29, 2021Posted inHistoryTags:Bridge Names, Butler, Cowley, Kansas, Walter Sharp

Four Early Cowley Bridges

Dunkard Mill Bridge

Some background on early stone arch bridges and culverts in Cowley County, Kansas, which is famous for its stone arch bridges.

Posted byStoneArchBridgesApril 3, 2019July 29, 2021Posted inHistoryTags:Cowley, Kansas

Record Bridges of Cowley County, Kansas

Dunkard Mill Bridge

Cowley County, Kansas set some state records for arch span and stone bridge size in the county’s stone arch bridge building days.

Posted byStoneArchBridgesMarch 26, 2019July 29, 2021Posted inHistoryTags:Abe Finney, Cowley, Kansas, Longest Spans, Walter Sharp

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