Stone Arch Bridges of Cowley County, Kansas

Below is a list of the existing stone arch bridges of Cowley County, Kansas. Included is basic information for each structure and where possible a photograph of the bridge. This page represents our current knowledge and could be subject to error. It will be updated as we learn more. Where applicable, we will also include a link to a detailed referenced history of the bridge, and also to posts we have on the topic. We hope that this information on Cowley County’s famous stone bridges will be found interesting! A general summery of Cowley stone arch bridges can be found here.

Pudden Bridge/Esch’s Spur Bridge

Where: Spanning Grouse Creek on 232nd Road near Dexter
Built By: Walter Sharp
Date: 1913
Illustrated History
Further Reading: The Esch’s Spur Bridge, Update on Esch’s Spur Bridge, Pudden Bridge History and Heritage

Neer Bridge

Where: Spanning Grouse Creek on 275th Road near Cambridge
Built By: Sharp & Son (Walter Sharp)
Date: 1916
Further Reading: The Story of the Neer Bridge in Cowley County, Kansas, Two Obscure but Revealing Cowley Bridge Plaques

Rock Creek Bridge

Where: Spanning Rock Creek on 22nd Road near Rock, Kansas

Andes Bridge

Where: Spanning Silver Creek on 192nd Road near Winfield
Built By: Walter Sharp
Date: 1909
Further Reading: Andes Bridge

Fromm Bridge

Where: Spanning Grouse Creek on 275th Road near Cambridge

Elrod Bridge

Where: Spanning Timber Creek near Winfield on an abandoned road (likely private property)
Built By: Walter Sharp
Date: 1908

Muret Bridge

Where: Spanning Silver Creek on 232nd Road near Winfield
Built By: Walter Sharp
Year: 1904

Crab Creek Bridge

Where: Spanning Crab Creek on 223rd Road near Dexter
Built By: Walter Sharp
Year: 1915

Badger Creek Bridge

Where: Spanning Badger Creek on 121st Road near Winfield
When: Contract let December 1908

Floral Bridge

Where: Spanning Timber Creek on 92nd Road near Floral
Built By: Walter Sharp
Year: 1906

Timber Creek Bridge/Woolsey Bridge

Where: Spanning Timber Creek on 231st Road near Atlanta
Built By: “Doc” Daniel Smith
Year: Contract awarded in 1915.
Further Reading: Two Obscure but Revealing Cowley Bridge Plaques

Horse Creek Bridge

Where: Spanning Horse Creek near Dexter on an abandoned road parallel to Grouse Creek Road (private property)
Built By: Walter Sharp
Year: 1913
Further Reading: 4 Lesser-Known Stone Bridges of Kansas