Longest Spans – Stone Arch Bridges

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

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.

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.

The success of Butler County, Kansas in building stone arch bridges influenced other counties across the state as well as builders like Walter Sharp.

The scenic Wolf Creek Bridge in Kay County, Oklahoma, is a large and beautiful example of premium-quality stone arch bridge construction.

Do to how weight is loaded onto the arch of a stone arch bridge, long individual spans present an intriguing and difficult challenge.

While Cowley County neither was the first nor the most prolific stone arch building region in Kansas, it’s famous for its massive stone arch bridges.

Cowley County, Kansas set some state records for arch span and stone bridge size in the county’s stone arch bridge building days.