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The Final Tally: Stone Arch Bridges Built by Butler County, Kansas

Sycamore Springs Bridge

Here is the number and percentage of stone arch bridges remaining in Butler County, Kansas that were built by the county with similar statistics for each builder.

Posted byStoneArchBridgesMarch 4, 2022March 10, 2022Posted inHistoryTags:Abe Matheney, Butler, C. C. Jamison, Walter Sharp

Stone Arch Bridges of Butler County, Kansas: Builders and Locations Part 4

NW 130th Street Henry Creek Bridge

A overview and some photos of the stone arch bridges of Butler County, Kansas from 1908 – 1918. Includes a map of the 50+ stone bridges built by the county proper.

Posted byStoneArchBridgesDecember 3, 2021March 30, 2022Posted inHistoryTags:Abe Matheney, Butler, C. C. Jamison, Quality of Construction, Walter Sharp

Stone Arch Bridges of Butler County, Kansas: Builders and Locations Part 3

Minos West Ford Bridge

Part of a series, included is a list, a map, some photos and a summery of the stone arch bridges built by Butler County, Kansas between 1904 and 1907.

Posted byStoneArchBridgesNovember 19, 2021November 26, 2022Posted inHistoryTags:Abe Matheney, Butler, C. C. Jamison, Walter Sharp

Stone Arch Bridges of Butler County, Kansas: Builders and Locations Part 2

Ligget Ford Bridge (Harrison Creek Bridge)

By 1903, Butler County improved their stone arch bridge techniques. Included is a list of all stone arch bridges built by the county in this period and a map.

Posted byStoneArchBridgesNovember 12, 2021February 4, 2022Posted inHistoryTags:Abe Matheney, Butler, C. C. Jamison, Cowley, Walter Sharp, waterway

Stone Arch Bridges of Butler County, Kansas: Builders and Locations Part 1

Abe Matheney's 1897 Turkey Creek Bridge

The first in a series listing the stone arch bridges built by Butler County, Kansas, during the stone arch bridge era. This post covers 1882 – 1898.

Posted byStoneArchBridgesNovember 5, 2021February 4, 2022Posted inHistoryTags:Abe Matheney, Butler, C. C. Jamison, Walter Sharp

The 1897 Turkey Creek Bridge

Abe Matheney's 1897 Turkey Creek Bridge

The oldest stone arch bridge in Butler County Kansas was built in 1897 by stone bridge advocate Abe Matheney and carries SW 70th over Turkey Creek.

Posted byStoneArchBridgesJune 18, 2021October 28, 2021Posted inLocationsTags:Abe Matheney, Butler

Cowley’s Grouse Creek Stone Arch Bridges Part 3: The Three Bridges of Silverdale

The FIrst Grouse Creek Crossing South of Silverdale

The three bridges of Silverdale, Cowley County, Kansas, were once stone arch bridges important to the community, and carried the road to Oklahoma.

Posted byStoneArchBridgesFebruary 26, 2021July 14, 2022Posted inHistoryTags:Abe Matheney, Cowley, Grouse Creek, 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

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