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The Cedar Ford Bridge

Cedar Ford Bridge

The 40-foot-span Cedar Ford Bridge in Butler County, Kansas is a graceful stone bridge, which has been bypassed by the creek it once spanned.

Posted byStoneArchBridgesMay 15, 2021October 28, 2021Posted inLocationsTags:Butler, C. C. Jamison

Progress in Butler County Stone Arch Bridge Building Part 2

Cave Spring Branch Turkey Creek Bridge

The last few years of stone arch bridge building in Butler County, Kansas, brought improvements in design which were unique even to the state.

Posted byStoneArchBridgesApril 30, 2021August 23, 2021Posted inHistoryTags:Buskirk, Butler, C. C. Jamison, Design

A Record Stone Arch Bridge Span in Butler County, Kansas: The Diller Bridge

Diller Bridge

The 45 foot span Diller Bridge over the Walnut River near Cassoday, Butler County, Kansas, is a scenic, record-span stone bridge built to last.

Posted byStoneArchBridgesApril 16, 2021April 19, 2021Posted inLocationsTags:Butler, C. C. Jamison, Kansas, Longest Spans

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, 2021July 29, 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, 2020July 29, 2021Posted inLocationsTags:Butler, C. C. Jamison

Kansas’s Stone Arch Bridge Tradition — Part 2

Diller 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, 2020July 29, 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, 2020July 29, 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, 2020August 18, 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, 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

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