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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, 2020July 29, 2021Posted inMaintenanceTags:Design, Fill

Waterline Deterioration: The Achilles Heel of Limestone Bridges

Waterline Deterioration

The weakest point of a stone arch bridge of limestone is the waterline masonry, for it is prone to disintegrating in water.

Posted byStoneArchBridgesOctober 20, 2020January 26, 2022Posted inMaintenanceTags:Design, Repair, Stones

Wing Walls: Importance and Repair

Black Crook Creek Bridge

Wingwalls can be important to a stone arch bridge’s structural integrity. While easily damaged, numerous ways to repair or replace them exist.

Posted byStoneArchBridgesAugust 25, 2020February 4, 2022Posted inMaintenanceTags:Debris, Foundations, Masonry

Deteriorated Stones in a Bridge

Deteriorated Stonework

Deteriorated stones in a stone arch bridge are almost inevitably a sign of water infiltrating into the structure and needs to be taken seriously.

Posted byStoneArchBridgesJuly 7, 2020July 29, 2021Posted inMaintenanceTags:Mortar, Stones

3 Ways to Prevent Scour

Streambed Pavement

There are several way to prevent scour, which is the worst enemy of stone arch bridges with shallow foundations as is common.

Posted byStoneArchBridgesMarch 10, 2020August 14, 2021Posted inMaintenanceTags:Foundations

A Stone Arch Bridge’s Weight-Handling Abilities

NE 110th Street Double Arch Walnut River bridge

The amount of weight a stone arch bridge can handle is related to a variety of factors including span, arch thickness, condition and more.

Posted byStoneArchBridgesFebruary 24, 2020July 29, 2021Posted inMaintenanceTags:C. C. Jamison, Design, Fill, Forces, Quality of Construction, Segmental arch

Distorted Arches

Brush Creek Bridge

While a distorted arch in a stone bridge is not always a problem, it often points to an underlying serious trouble elsewhere within the structure.

Posted byStoneArchBridgesJanuary 21, 2020February 7, 2022Posted inMaintenanceTags:Foundations, Repair

The Life of a Stone Arch Bridge

NW 110th Street Henry Creek Bridge

The length of time a stone arch bridge lasts is directly related the workmanship and foundations, with various treatments extending the bridge’s life.

Posted byStoneArchBridgesDecember 7, 2019July 29, 2021Posted inMaintenanceTags:Foundations, Quality of Construction

On Spandrel Walls

NE160th Street May Branch Whitewater River Bridge

The spandrel walls hold the fill of a stone arch bridge, and need to be correctly engineered to do so without gradually bulging and failing.

Posted byStoneArchBridgesNovember 15, 2019July 29, 2021Posted inMaintenanceTags:Butler, Cowley, Spandrel Walls, Walter Sharp

Repair of Partially Collapsed Arches

Hole in Roadbed of Esch's Spur Bridge

Partially collapsed arches are repairable, though such repairs tend to be involved. Of course, the cause of the collapse needs to be remedied as well.

Posted byStoneArchBridgesNovember 8, 2019July 29, 2021Posted inMaintenanceTags:Repair

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