Stone Arch Bridges

Tag: Masonry

  • Floral Bridge

    Bridge Abutments

    Stone arch bridges must have substantial and properly designed abutments in order to resist the enormous thrust of the arch without yielding.

  • Black Crook Creek Bridge

    Wing Walls: Importance and Repair

    Wingwalls can be important to a stone arch bridge’s structural integrity. While easily damaged, numerous ways to repair or replace them exist.

  • Fort Fletcher Bridge

    The WPA Stone Arch Bridges

    To create jobs in the Great Depression, the WPA erected numerous well-built stone arch bridges which have a unique style and history of their own.

  • Pontypridd Bridge

    The Challenge of Long-Span Arch Bridges

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

  • DIY Mortarless Rubble Bridge

    Building Mortarless Bridges

    Building mortarless stonework can be a challenge, but a simple look at how things move and what keeps them in place can bring rewarding results.

  • DIY Arch

    DIY Arch Building

    Arches are among the most challenging pieces of stonework to build. Fortunately, there are some simple design tricks can simplify their construction.

  • Building Stone Arch Bridges: Masonry Basics

    Some of the basic rules of masonry, which, if followed, help ensure the successful building of a sturdy stone bridge or other stone structure.

  • Rock Creek Bridge

    Stone Arch Bridges: The Concept Explained

    The arch is unsurpassed as the most practical method of spanning gaps with stone, and its workings are surprisingly simple and intuitive.