Stone Arch Bridges

Tag: Design

  • Dexter Township 182nd Road Culvert (2)

    More on the Dexter Township Culverts

    We recently found another stone arch bridge near Dexter, Cowley County, Kansas. We also learned more about the design of some of the other Dexter Township stone culverts.

  • Fromm Bridge

    Building Cowley’s Stone Bridges: Walter Sharp’s Articles Part 3

    In this post, we quote part of an article written by Walter Sharp in 1922, in which he describes how the Cowley County stone arch bridges were constructed.

  • Sycamore Springs Bridge

    Butler’s Three Walnut River Bridges

    Butler County, Kansas, has many stone arch bridges. In this post, we discuss three of the most fascinating of Butler’s stone bridges, which span the Walnut River near Cassoday.

  • Cowley Stone Bridge Designs: Records

    Cowley County, Kansas, rose to fame throughout the state for the county’s record-size bridges. The Dunkard Mill, Goodnight, McCaw, and H. Branson bridges all set state records.

  • Pudden Bridge

    Cowley Stone Bridge Designs: Innovation

    Based on Daniel B. Luten’s concrete bridge designs, Cowley built the innovative Esch’s Spur Bridge. Later, the Neer Bridge was erected, which is an engineering masterpiece.

  • Dunkard Mill Bridge

    Cowley Stone Bridge Designs: How it Began

    Cowley County, Kansas, was innovative in stone arch bridge construction. Initially learning from and copying Butler County’s stone bridges, Cowley began to build daring structures.

  • Silliman Bridge

    The Importance of Compression: Part 6

    In this series of posts we compare slab, truss, and arch bridges, and explain why compression is crucial to an arch. In this post we conclude with why an arch is a durable form of span.

  • Floral Bridge Plaque

    The Importance of Compression: Part 5

    In this series of posts we compare slab, truss, and arch bridges, and explain why compression is crucial to an arch. In this post we quote bridge builder Walter Sharp.

  • Bucher Bridge (1905)

    The Importance of Compression: Part 4

    In this series of posts we compare slab, truss, and arch bridges, and explain why compression is crucial to an arch. In this post we introduce an old-time builder named Walter Sharp.