Cowley County, Kansas, is well known for its large stone arch bridges. The county began building stone arch bridges in 1901, after …
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Stone Arch Bridge Restoration and Pudden Bridge: Part 2
So how do you restore a stone arch bridge? In Part 1, using Pudden Bridge (Esch's Spur Bridge) in Cowley County, Kansas, as our …
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Building Mortarless Bridges
Mortarless bridges are more challenging to build than standard, mortared bridges. The Advantages of Mortared Masonry Mortared …
DIY Arch Building
While building the arch of a stone arch bridge is the most challenging part the project, it actually is not as difficult as it …