Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2010.
“The Petit Jean River Bridge was a historic bridge in rural northeastern Yell County, Arkansas. It is located north of Ola, and carries County Road 49 across the Petit Jean River.”
Wikipedia article Petit Jean River Bridge (Yell County, Arkansas), CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 33 National Register listings published here for Yell County · listed in 2010 · category: Structure.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the National Register database, National Park Service · the Wikipedia article
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 41 fires within 5 miles of Petit Jean River Bridge between 1992 and 2018, burning about 355 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 6 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 12 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 11 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 1998 | Equipment and vehicle use | 10 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 21 September 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 50 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 September 2000 | Smoking | 7.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 September 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 September 2000 | Smoking | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 September 2000 | Smoking | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 18 September 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Petit Jean River Bridge: 6 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unk | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unk Gravel Pits 2 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unk Gravel Pits 2 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Ola, the town this property stands in, in 36 storm reports between 1993 and 2021: 14 hail, 13 thunderstorm wind, 5 flash flood, 3 tornado. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ola | $150,000 | Trees were blown down in Ola. One tree caused minor damage to a house while another destroyed a mobile home. No one was injured. Elsewhere in Yell County, fallen trees blocked many county roads and knocked down power lines. |
| April 2008 | Flash Flood | Ola | $100,000 | Several residents near Ola were evacuated due to rising waters from a nearby creek. Flood waters reached the interior of one residence and a church in Ola. Arkansas Highway 28 between Rover and Plainview was closed due to rising waters from Porter Creek. Arkansas Highway 28 was closed between Rover and Briggsville due to a culvert being washed out. County roads and secondary roads in Danville were flooded. |
| July 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ola | $25,000 | The roof of a chicken house was badly damaged near Ola. |
| July 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ola | $25,000 | Part of a roof was torn off, and trees and power lines were blown down. |
| September 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ola | $10,000 | Trees were blown down on Arkansas 28. |
| March 2008 | Flash Flood | Ola | $10,000 | South Cook Road was closed and water was over South Fifth and over Old Highway 10. A few low water crossings were covered. |
| April 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ola | $7,000 | Roofing was blown off a house, a shed was destroyed, and trees were blown down. |
| May 2015 | Tornado (EF1) | Ola | $5,000 | Some trees and power lines were blown down. |
| September 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ola | $5,000 | A few trees were blown down. |
| December 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ola | $5,000 | Trees were blown down. |
| October 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ola | $5,000 | Some trees were blown down. |
| July 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ola | $2,000 | A tree was blown down on Arkansas 28. |
| April 2012 | Hail | Ola | - | Windows and skylights were broken at Two Rivers High School. |
| April 2012 | Hail | Ola | - | A hailstone measuring 2.25 inches was still on the ground 11 hours after it fell. At the height of the storm, the hail piled up as much as 8 inches deep. |
| August 2009 | Flash Flood | Ola | - | Water was covering the roadway in the town of Ola. |
| August 2006 | Flash Flood | Ola | - | Heavy rains flooded several streets in Ola. The high water reached depths of about 2 feet on a few streets, especially on Old Highway 10. |
| May 2003 | Tornado (F1) | Ola | - | A weak tornado touched down over eastern Yell County. The tornado tracked across mostly rural areas with a number of trees blown down, including a few large ones. |
| December 1999 | Tornado (F1) | Ola | - | A weak tornado was spawned in Yell County. The tornado developed just northwest of Ola and damaged a couple of old chicken houses and flattened an old barn. A few houses suffered some roof damage, with damage to a few outbuildings as well. One house suffered more extensive damage with a broken front porch window, a damaged front porch, and several trees blown onto a metal fence. A few dozen trees, power lines and power poles were also downed before the tornado dissipated about 2 miles northeast of Centerville. |
| April 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ola | - | Thunderstorm winds downed some large tree limbs. |
| October 2021 | Hail | Ola | - | no account filed |
| May 2020 | Hail | Ola | - | no account filed |
| April 2012 | Hail | Ola | - | no account filed |
| April 2011 | Funnel Cloud | Ola | - | no account filed |
| March 2010 | Hail | Ola | - | no account filed |
| May 2009 | Hail | Ola | - | no account filed |
| April 2005 | Hail | Ola | - | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Flash Flood | Ola | - | no account filed |
| May 2002 | Hail | Ola | - | no account filed |
| July 2002 | Hail | Ola | - | no account filed |
| April 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ola | - | no account filed |
| November 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ola | - | no account filed |
| April 1998 | Hail | Ola | - | no account filed |
| August 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ola | - | no account filed |
| August 1996 | Hail | Ola | - | no account filed |
| October 1996 | Hail | Ola | - | no account filed |
| April 1993 | Hail | Ola | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mickles Bridge | 3.2 miles | ||
 | Kimball House | 6.2 miles | 1982 |
 | Evans-Neuhart House | 6.6 miles | 2014 |
| Harris Creek Bridge | 7.0 miles | 2026 | |
 | Mountain View Farm | 7.7 miles | 1996 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 09001263 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Yell County | All 33 listed properties in this county. |
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