County Line Bowstring
United States historic place
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The County Line Bowstring is a bridge located near unincorporated Hollis, Kansas, United States, that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[1] It spans West Creek on the border between Cloud and Republic counties and has a wooden deck with a bowstring pony truss.
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| Location | Cloud County, Republic County |
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| Nearest city | Wayne, Kansas |
| Coordinates | 39°39′14″N 97°34′23″W |
| Built | 1876 |
| Built by | Wrought Iron Bridge Company |
| Architect | Phoenix Bridge Co. |
| Architectural style | Bowstring pony truss |
| MPS | Metal Truss Bridges in Kansas 1861–1939 MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 89002192 |
| Added to NRHP | January 4, 1990[1] |
It is a single-span Bowstring arch truss bridge which is 80 feet (24 m) long and 16 feet (4.9 m) wide.[2]
The span was built in 1876 by the Wrought Iron Bridge Co. of Ohio, as one of four spans in a bridge crossing in Concordia, Kansas. Later the four spans were removed to different locations in the area.[2] It crosses West Creek, a tributary to the Republican River.
As of 2010, the bridge is open to one-lane automobile traffic on a low-maintenance county road.
