CHAPTER 8: Using Stone to Build Bridges and Dams.

Chapter 8 of the book "The Complete Guide to Building With Rocks & Stone: Stonework Projects and Techniques Explained Simply," by Brenda Flynn is presented. It highlights the 150-year-old stone bridge constructed at the Manassas Civil War Battlefield in Virginia which carried artillery cannons and soldiers across the river. It discusses the construction of the Ponte dei Quattro Capi bridge by the Romans in 62 BC with two semicircular arches that Romans are credited with inventing.