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.
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A Lost Grouse Creek Stone Bridge
North of Dexter, Cowley County, Kansas, there are visible ruins of a stone arch bridge on Grouse Creek, yet no records of this bridge are forthcoming.
Cowley Grouse Creek Stone Arch Bridges Part 5: The Location of the Grouse Creek Stone Arch Bridges
A map showing where all the stone arch bridges built on Grouse Creek, Cowley County, Kansas, were located, coupled with a list of references for each.
Cowley’s Grouse Creek Stone Arch Bridges Part 4: The Later Years
Even with stone obsolete, Cowley county, Kansas, still built a few stone bridges over Grouse Creek, though complications with state laws soon ensued.
Cowley’s Grouse Creek Stone Arch Bridges Part 3: The Three Bridges 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.
Cowley’s Grouse Creek Stone Arch Bridges Part 2: The Legacy
Cowley County, Kansas built numerous stone arch bridges over Grouse Creek, which were particularly suited to and popular in the area.
Cowley’s Grouse Creek Stone Arch Bridges Part 1: Firsts and Records
Cowley County, Kansas several daring-span stone arch bridges over the Grouse Creek which set records for the entire state.
Kansas’s Stone Arch Bridge Tradition — Part 1
Using the state’s abundant native stone, Kansas built many stone arch bridges as an enduring and affordable means of bridging the streams.
The Building of the Stone Arch Bridges of Butler County, Kansas — Part 3
At the end of the unparalleled stone arch bridge and culvert campaign of Butler County, Kansas, hundreds of such structures had been built.
The Building of the Stone Arch Bridges of Butler County, Kansas — Part 2
The success of Butler County, Kansas in building stone arch bridges influenced other counties across the state as well as builders like Walter Sharp.
Stone Arch Bridges 