DEXTER, Kan. (AP) Kansas floodwaters have destroyed an historic stone bridge in Cowley County.
The Wichita Eagle reports that flooding over the weekend caused the 105-year-old Fox Bridge over Grouse Creek to collapse.
The county says on its Facebook page that the bridge was weakened by the creek’s cresting over it and heavy currents slamming against it.
The area is known for its stone bridges, which were built by Russian and German artisans from around 1890 to 1917. The bridges range from one to three arches.
Steve Tredway, who is working on a book about the stone bridges of Cowley County, says the Fox Bridge was built by Abe Finney. It most likely is the only one he built.
