Category: Locations
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The Stone Bridge Legacy of Butler County, Kansas
Butler County, Kansas, has a rich stone arch bridge heritage. In this post, we investigate what makes this county so unique in regards to its many stone arch bridges.
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Dexter Stone Arch Culvert Damaged
One of the stone arch culverts we found in Cowley County, Kansas, has partially collapsed. In this post we examine the structure and analyze the cause of the failure.
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A Fairview Township Culvert
We recently found a small stone arch culvert on the Fairview/Towanda township line in Butler County, Kansas. This culvert was built in 1899 and is the only Fairview Township culvert known to remain.
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Cowley’s Stalter Bridge
The Stalter Bridge in Cowley County, Kansas, is a small stone arch bridge located near Rock. Though clear historic references for this bridge are not forthcoming, there is strong evidence suggesting that this was an Abe Matheney bridge.
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Found: Butler’s Historic Peter Johnson’s Bridge
In an unexpected discovery, we found one of the largest, oldest, and arguably most historic bridges in Butler County, Kansas, high and dry in a road embankment: the 1895 Peter Johnson’s Bridge built by Walter Sharp.
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A Unique Cowley County Stone Bridge
We recently were invited to see a little-known stone arch bridge in Cowley County on a farm. This historic structure was built by Abe Matheney for a prosperous farmer in 1907.
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The Oak Valley Stone Bridges
In Oak Valley Township, Elk County, Kansas, we found eleven little-known stone arch bridges. Most of these structures are culverts, and their unique characteristics make these bridges quite noteworthy.
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Two Newly Found Butler County Stone Culverts
We recently found two small stone arch access culverts in Butler County, one near and the other in Towanda. These curious structures are publicly accessible and are a unique piece of Butler history.
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Updates to Our Bridge Maps
We have updated our stone arch bridge maps of Cowley and Butler counties to be more user-friendly. They are now color-coded, allowing for easier use, especially for those on the road looking at the bridges.
