Stone Arch Bridges

Tag: Segmental arch

  • 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.

  • Stone Bridge of Granite

    Basket-handle Arches: The Elliptical and the Pseudo-elliptical Arches

    Essentially a cross between Roman and segmental arches, the basket-handle arches form a unique group of intriguing arch designs.

  • 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.

  • Thompson Bridge

    The Thompson Bridge

    The Thompson bridge in southern Cowley County, Kansas, is an intriguing stone arch culvert built by Jerry Hammond in 1906.

  • NE 110th Street Double Arch Walnut River bridge

    A Stone Arch Bridge’s Weight-Handling Abilities

    The amount of weight a stone arch bridge can handle is related to a variety of factors including span, arch thickness, condition and more.

  • Pudden Bridge

    Pudden Bridge (Esch’s Spur Bridge): History and Heritage

    We have released a detailed account of the unique history of Pudden Bridge, the famous triple-arch stone bridge near Dexter, Cowley County, Kansas.

  • Pudden/Esch's Spur/Kirk Bridge

    Multi-Span Arch Bridges

    Mutli-span stone arch bridges can be modestly challenging to build, but open up several possibilities for increasing waterway, if planned correctly.

  • Stone Arch Bridge With Concrete for Arch Angles

    Segmental Arches

    Segmental arches allow an arch bridge to achieve long spans without excessive rises, but require the ends of the arch to be firmly secured.