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The Stone Arch Culvert Days of Butler County, Kansas

115th Whitewater River Bridge

Beginning in the late 1800s, stone arch culverts and their construction became popular with the people and townships of Butler County, Kansas.

Posted byStoneArchBridgesJanuary 19, 2021February 3, 2021Posted inHistoryTags:Builders, Butler

C. C. Jamison’s Masterpiece: The Minos West Ford Bridge

Minos West Ford Bridge

The beautiful Minos West Ford Bridge built by C. C. Jamison in southern Butler County, Kansas was considered a masterpiece even in its own time.

Posted byStoneArchBridgesJanuary 5, 2021February 3, 2021Posted inLocationsTags:Butler, C. C. Jamison, Design, Longest Spans, Quality of Construction

C. C. Jamison’s 1913 Turkey Creek Bridge

Turkey Creek Bridge

In 1913, C. C. Jamison built an affordable and durable double-arch stone bridge over Turkey Creek, Butler County, Kansas which is still in use today.

Posted byStoneArchBridgesDecember 1, 2020February 3, 2021Posted inLocationsTags:Butler, C. C. Jamison

Kansas’s Stone Arch Bridge Tradition — Part 2

Dillers Bridge

The second phase of the state of Kansas’s stone arch bridge era was marked by a slow but steady trend to concrete until the WPA days.

Posted byStoneArchBridgesNovember 17, 2020February 3, 2021Posted inHistoryTags:Butler, C. C. Jamison, Foundations, Kansas, Longest Spans, Walter Sharp

Kansas’s Stone Arch Bridge Tradition — Part 1

Pudden Bridge

Using the state’s abundant native stone, Kansas built many stone arch bridges as an enduring and affordable means of bridging the streams.

Posted byStoneArchBridgesNovember 10, 2020February 3, 2021Posted inHistoryTags:Butler, C. C. Jamison, Cowley, Design, Kansas, Walter Sharp

The Polecat Creek Bridge

Polecat Creek Bridge

The 1901 Polecat Creek Bridge is the only stone arch bridge on the NRHP in Butler County, Kansas, and its historic appearance is well maintained.

Posted byStoneArchBridgesOctober 6, 2020February 3, 2021Posted inLocationsTags:Butler, C. C. Jamison, Kansas, National Register, Repair

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, 2020February 3, 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, 2020February 11, 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, 2020February 10, 2021Posted inHistoryTags:Abe Matheney, Butler, Cowley, Kansas, Walter Sharp

Cassoday’s Double-Arch Walnut River Bridge

NE 110th Street Double Arch Walnut River bridge

Near Cassoday, Butler County Kansas, there is an intriguing double-arch stone bridge which carries a blacktop and has a long history of modifications.

Posted byStoneArchBridgesAugust 18, 2020February 17, 2021Posted inLocationsTags:Abe Matheney, Butler, Repair, Walter Sharp

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