Stone Arch Bridges
Architecture standing the test of time
Stone arch bridges made of limestone suffer greatly from deterioration of the stonework at the waterline. Limestone is a soft, sedimentary rock that is always a favorite with stone masons. It is …
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Polecat Creek Bridge is a simple, single-arch bridge in southwest Butler County, Kansas. This bridge is located near Douglass, spanning Polecat Creek on 230th Street in Richland Township. It is the …
What is almost certainly the largest stone arch bridge in Butler County, Kansas, happens to be rather easy to miss. It is very easy to drive over this magnificent structure and not even know that it …
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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 hypothetical example, we concluded that the partial demise of this …
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