Editor's Note: This is an excerpt from the recently published "Dad's Book of Awesome Projects," by Bay Area author Mike Adamick Many years ago I worked as a newspaper reporter, covering the ...

An engineer's masterful grasp of physics, the properties and availability of various building materials, and construction techniques have made it possible to build modern bridges that carry heavier ...

Make sure the piers are leveled so no wedging is necessary, to make the stone bridge as stable as possible. You stone bridge will be higher than the path leading to it. Build the path up with tamped ...