The Appalachian Trail Conservancy—the nonprofit that supports the United States’ most iconic footpath—turns 100 this year. To ...

However, it was the Romans who fully embraced and refined the arch, turning it into a fundamental element of their engineering: by improving materials — especially through the development of concrete ...

Stonehenge gets some well-deserved attention when it comes to British archeology. Between its age, altar stone’s epic journey, and potential origin as a community building initiative ...

made from stone and Roman cement (opus caementicium), were designed to last. The arch itself became deeper, sometimes extending from 15 to nearly 37 feet from front to back. Two smaller side ...

A footbridge across the River Hull has reopened to pedestrians following investigation work. Several of Scale Lane Bridge's bearings were found to need replacing following a routine inspection in ...

A magnificent Pictish stone that has stood for around 1,200 years and features some of the most impressive carvings of the era has been “massively damaged” after it blew over in the wind.

“In the past, masonry arch-type bridges were common,” he adds. “These heavy stone structures looked beautiful but eventually gave way to steel bridges with truss systems.” But don’t ...

The operator first trialled the closure of a footbridge linking Station Street to Queen's Road in October 2024, with the company saying the passage was being used as a side entrance to bypass ...