Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2008.
“The War Eagle Creek Bridge is a historic bridge in northern Madison County, Arkansas. It carries County Road 1650 across War Eagle Creek northeast of Huntsville, and just north of creek crossing of United States Route 412.”
Wikipedia article War Eagle Creek Bridge, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 12 National Register listings published here for Madison County · listed in 2008 · 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 27 fires within 5 miles of War Eagle Creek Bridge between 1998 and 2018, burning about 419 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 9 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 | 9 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 September 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 1 September 2000 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 11 August 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | 12 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 31 July 1998 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 July 1998 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 16 June 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | 12 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 April 2003 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 April 2000 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of War Eagle Creek Bridge: 7 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Huntsville Pit & Plant | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| War Eagle Lime Co | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Huntsville | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orval E. Faubus House | 3.1 miles | 2019 | |
 | Huntsville Commercial Historic District | 3.3 miles | 2008 |
 | Madison County Courthouse | 3.4 miles | 1993 |
| Wharton Creek Roadside Park | 6.4 miles | 2024 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 07001430 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Madison County | All 12 listed properties in this county. |
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