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Cowley’s Grouse Creek Stone Arch Bridges Part 4: The Later Years

Main Arch Fromm Bridge

Even with stone obsolete, Cowley county, Kansas, still built a few stone bridges over Grouse Creek, though complications with state laws soon ensued.

Posted byStoneArchBridgesMarch 5, 2021March 6, 2021Posted inHistoryTags:Cowley, Grouse Creek, Walter Sharp

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, 2021March 6, 2021Posted inHistoryTags:Abe Matheney, Cowley, Grouse Creek, Walter Sharp

Cowley’s Grouse Creek Stone Arch Bridges Part 2: The Legacy

Neer Bridge

Cowley County, Kansas built numerous stone arch bridges over Grouse Creek, which were particularly suited to and popular in the area.

Posted byStoneArchBridgesFebruary 19, 2021March 6, 2021Posted inHistoryTags:Cowley, Esch's Spur Bridge, Grouse Creek, Walter Sharp

Cowley’s Grouse Creek Stone Arch Bridges Part 1: Firsts and Records

Goodnight Bridge Ruins

Cowley County, Kansas several daring-span stone arch bridges over the Grouse Creek which set records for the entire state.

Posted byStoneArchBridgesFebruary 12, 2021March 6, 2021Posted inHistoryTags:Cowley, Grouse Creek, 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 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

A Cowley County Stone Arch Bridge Before Its Time: The Island Park Bridge

Old Island Park Bridge

Before Cowley County, Kansas began building its famous stone arch bridges in earnest, the city of Winfield built one at the entrance of Island Park.

Posted byStoneArchBridgesJune 16, 2020February 4, 2021Posted inHistoryTags:Cowley, Design, Fill, Quality of Construction, Spandrel Walls, Walter Sharp

The Story of the Neer Bridge in Cowley County, Kansas

Downstream Face of Neer Bridge

The double arch Neer Bridge near Cambridge in Cowley County, Kansas, was built to replace a prior stone bridge built just years before.

Posted byStoneArchBridgesMay 19, 2020February 4, 2021Posted inHistoryTags:Cowley, Debris, Walter Sharp

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