Tag: Design
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A Butler County Stone Culvert Find in Towanda Township
In Towanda Township, Butler County, Kansas, we have found a well-built stone arch culvert with high concrete curbing added. This culvert is presently threatened by scour.
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A Butler County Stone Bridge in Towanda
We recently discovered a small stone arch bridge under the road on 5th Street in Towanda, Butler County, Kansas, with the aid of a newspaper reference.
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The Strength of a Mortarless Stone Bridge
A mortarless stone arch bridge can be quite strong, as the secret to a successful stone bridge is to keep all the forces in compression as opposed to “gluing” the stones with mortar.
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A Partly Buried Little Walnut Township Stone Culvert
We recently discovered a partly-buried stone arch culvert in Butler County, Kansas, which provides some revealing insight on another stone arch culvert in the area.
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James Kiser’s Culverts: Newly Found Butler Stone Culverts
In this post we investigate the history and builder of two stone arch culverts located in Butler County, Kansas near Leon on 120th Street that were recently found.
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A Summary of the Dexter Township Culverts
In this post we summarize and show the locations of the nine stone arch bridges we found in Cowley County which are not on the county’s stone bridge brochure.
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Two More Cowley Stone Culverts
In this post we look into two more stone arch culverts found on Cowley County’s roads which are nevertheless not on the county’s stone arch bridge brochure.
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Pawhuska’s Big Stone Bridge: Part 2
In Pawhuska, Oklahoma is an imposing, triple arch stone bridge with an interesting history. In this series of posts, we investigate the story behind the magnificent structure.
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Hidden Structural Features
Many stone arch bridge feature subtle design features that are tucked away out of sight within the structure, which can greatly complicate rehab and load handling calculations.
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