Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.
“The Zinc Swinging Bridge is a pedestrian suspension bridge spanning Sugar Orchard Creek in the small town of Zinc, Arkansas, United States, that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.”
Wikipedia article Zinc Swinging Bridge, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 21 National Register listings published here for Boone County · listed in 2007 · category: Structure.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the National Register database, National Park Service
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 96 fires within 5 miles of Zinc Swinging Bridge-BO0162 between 1997 and 2020, burning about 1,850 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 43 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Arson/incendiarism | 43 |
| Debris and open burning | 26 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 21 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Smoking | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 90 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 September 2004 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 September 2006 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 August 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 August 1997 | Natural | 16 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 August 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 August 1999 | Debris and open burning | 9.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 August 2012 | Debris and open burning | 6.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 43 workings within 5 miles of Zinc Swinging Bridge-BO0162: 19 past producers, 16 occurrences, 6 unknowns, 1 prospect. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Zinc, Lead, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Lead, Zinc. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crooked Creek Pit & Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Saturn Placer | Lead, Zinc | Occurrence | Galena | |
| Bailey Mine | Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Boggs Mine | Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Buffalo Claim | Zinc, Lead | Occurrence | Unknown | |
| Coker Hollow Mine | Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Elixir Mine | Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Frisco Mine | Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Ida Lead & Zinc Mine | Zinc, Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Madison Mine | Lead | Unknown |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Zinc, the town this property stands in, in 6 storm reports between 1994 and 2013: 4 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Zinc | $500,000 | Thunderstorm winds destroyed a house and moved another off its foundation. |
| September 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Zinc | $2,000 | A tree fell on a power line. |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Zinc | - | Trees were blown down. |
| April 2013 | Hail | Zinc | - | no account filed |
| September 2006 | Hail | Zinc | - | no account filed |
| September 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Zinc | - | no account filed |
No historic map-sheet match is published for this property yet. That does not mean no map exists. This record needs a coordinate-quality review before it can be joined to a sheet boundary. Browse the county's mapped places while that work is pending.
Other National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.
| Photograph | Property | Distance | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Elliott and Anna Barham House | under 500 feet | 2004 |
| Bergman High School | 6.0 miles | 1992 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 06001286 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Boone County | All 21 listed properties in this county. |
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