Highway 79 Bridge (Boundary Increase and Additional Documentation)

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2015.

From the record

One of 43 National Register listings published here for Monroe County · listed in 2015 · category: Structure.

Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service

The listing

Address. US 79 over White R., Clarendon, 72029
When was it listed? September 2015
Category. structure
Township. Cache township
National Register reference number. 15000629 - assigned by the National Park Service when the property was listed.

Fires near this property

15 since 1993

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 15 fires within 5 miles of Highway 79 Bridge (Boundary Increase and Additional Documentation) between 1993 and 2019, burning about 134 acres in total. None started naturally. 7 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	7
Debris and open burning	5
Missing data/not specified/undetermined	2
Other causes	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
13 September 2010	Arson/incendiarism	2.0 acres	Dale Bumpers White River National Wildlife Refuge	RED CAT ROAD
25 August 2000	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	2.0 acres	Arkansas Forestry Commission	not named
10 July 2006	Debris and open burning	1.0 acres	Arkansas Forestry Commission	not named
3 June 2005	Arson/incendiarism	1.0 acres	Arkansas Forestry Commission	not named
3 April 2005	Arson/incendiarism	26 acres	Arkansas Forestry Commission	not named
12 March 1993	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	2.3 acres	Central Arkansas Refuges Complex	DUNCAN
8 December 2007	Debris and open burning	5.0 acres	Cache River National Wildlife Refuge	FIRE # 36
21 December 2003	Arson/incendiarism	15 acres	Arkansas Forestry Commission	not named

Every fire recorded in Monroe County

Storms near this property

60 of 113 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Clarendon, the town this property stands in, in 113 storm reports between 1993 and 2025: 57 flood, 25 thunderstorm wind, 18 hail, 6 flash flood. The reports record 1 injury. 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 2011	Lightning	Clarendon	1 hurt, $1,000	A person was injured when lightning struck a house. The person was holding onto an aluminum storm door at the time.
October 2012	Tornado (EF1)	Clarendon	$300,000	An EF1 tornado moved through downtown Clarendon and areas adjacent to downtown. A video rental store/bait shop was badly damaged. A highway sign was thrown through a front window, with the sign landing on the floor of the store. Altogether, two windows and the front door were blown out, and most of the rear of the building was destroyed. No one at the store was injured, as it had closed just 5 to 10 minutes before the tornado arrived. A gas station's canopy was damaged, and a motel had its canopy blown away. A large carport was blown on top of an 18-wheeler. The roof was blown off a barbershop, and metal from the roof knocked over the town's fire siren. Large trees, power poles, and power lines were blown down. The entire town was without power after the tornado passed through. A boat dock on the White River was destroyed.
June 2012	Thunderstorm Wind	Clarendon	$75,000	Trees were blown down, damaging some buildings.
June 2021	Flash Flood	Clarendon	$50,000	Many roads were flooded across the area. Several businesses were flooded and numerous cars were stranded as well.
December 2011	Flood	Clarendon	$25,000	Additional heavy rainfall in December as well as routed water from upstream dams kept the White River at Clarendon above flood stage throughout December.
April 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Clarendon	$25,000	Numerous trees and power lines were blown down.
April 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Clarendon	$25,000	Numerous trees were blown down in Clarendon.
June 2013	Flood	Clarendon	$20,000	Heavy rainfall from late May into early June caused the White River at Clarendon to rise above flood stage during the morning hours on the 5th, before falling below flood stage during the afternoon hours on the 14th.
April 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Clarendon	$15,000	Trees and power lines were blown down.
February 2008	Tornado (EF0)	Clarendon	$15,000	Several dozen trees were blown down or snapped off, power lines were blown down along Arkansas Highway 39, and shingles were taken off a few roofs.
April 2012	Flood	Clarendon	$10,000	Heavy rainfall at the end of March pushed the White River at Clarendon above flood stage through the 21st of April.
November 2011	Flood	Clarendon	$10,000	Heavy rainfall caused the White River near Clarendon to rise above flood stage during the late evening hours on the 28th. This river reached over 26 feet during the month of November and minor flooding continued through the end of the month.
May 2011	Flood	Clarendon	$10,000	Very heavy rainfall in late April and early May caused the White River at Clarendon to rise well above flood stage, reaching major flood stage levels during the month of May.
March 2010	Flood	Clarendon	$10,000	This flooding was a continuation of flooding from February and previous months. Heavy rainfall from previous months kept the White River at Clarendon above flood stage for several months. The river finally dropped below flood stage during the early evening hours of the 7th.
December 2013	Flood	Clarendon	$5,000	Heavy rainfall during the month caused the White River at Clarendon to rise above flood stage during the evening hours of the 25th. This river remained above flood stage into January.
February 2012	Flood	Clarendon	$5,000	The White River at Clarendon crested just over 26.5 feet as a series of heavy rain events during the winter months caused minor flooding through most of February.
January 2012	Flood	Clarendon	$5,000	Heavy rain fell through November and December, causing the White River at Clarendon to rise above flood stage from late November through early January.
March 2012	Flood	Clarendon	$5,000	Heavy rain and releases from upstream dams caused the White River at Clarendon to rise above flood stage in late March. The flooding continued through the end of the month.
June 2011	Flood	Clarendon	$5,000	Areal flooding in Monroe County finally subsided after the White River receded.
August 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Clarendon	$5,000	Power lines were blown down in Clarendon.
May 1994	Thunderstorm Wind	Clarendon	$5,000	Thunderstorm winds downed several trees.
January 1993	Thunderstorm Wind	Clarendon	$5,000	Thunderstorm winds downed some trees and power lines.
September 1993	Thunderstorm Wind	Clarendon	$5,000	Thunderstorm winds blew down some large tree limbs and power lines.
April 2011	Flood	Clarendon	$5,000	no account filed
June 2011	Flood	Clarendon	$5,000	no account filed
May 2009	Flash Flood	Clarendon	$2,000	Flooding occurred on Arkansas Highway 302.
June 2012	Thunderstorm Wind	Clarendon	$1,000	A tree was blown down on U.S. 79.
April 2025	Flood	Clarendon	-	Major river flooding was observed at Clarendon along the White River.
January 2025	Flood	Clarendon	-	River flooding on the White River at Clarendon would take place from early into mid January. The river would remain in minor flood stage and a crest would take place on 1/10/2025 at 0700 LST of 27.38 feet.
May 2025	Flood	Clarendon	-	Major river flooding was observed at Clarendon along the White River.
June 2025	Flood	Clarendon	-	Major river flooding was observed at Clarendon along the White River.
July 2025	Flood	Clarendon	-	Major river flooding was observed at Clarendon along the White River.
March 2023	Flood	Clarendon	-	Flooding continued on the White River at Clarendon in early March and it continued through the end of the month.
May 2023	Flood	Clarendon	-	Minor flooding occurred along the White River at Clarendon beginning in early-February continuing through early May before falling below flood stage.
June 2023	Hail	Clarendon	-	Hail was estimated to be golf ball sized in Clarendon.
June 2023	Hail	Clarendon	-	Hail estimated to be the size of baseballs fell on the southern side of Clarendon.
January 2022	Flood	Clarendon	-	Heavy rainfall brought flooding to the White River at Clarendon January 11-28, 2022.
May 2022	Flood	Clarendon	-	Heavy rain brought flooding to the White River at Clarendon in early May.
March 2022	Flood	Clarendon	-	Heavy rain in February brought flooding to the White River at Clarendon that continued through March and into April.
June 2021	Flood	Clarendon	-	Flooding continued into early June on the White River at Clarendon.
April 2021	Flood	Clarendon	-	Heavy rain brought flooding to the White River at Clarendon in early April.
May 2021	Flood	Clarendon	-	Heavy rain brought flooding to the White River at Clarendon on May 2, 2021.
March 2020	Flood	Clarendon	-	Flooding continued from February into March on the White River at Clarendon.
January 2020	Flood	Clarendon	-	Heavy rain brought flooding to the White River at Clarendon.
April 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	Clarendon	-	A tree was blown down on Highway 302 just outside of the city limits.
February 2020	Flood	Clarendon	-	Flooding continued on the White River from January.
June 2020	Flood	Clarendon	-	Flooding continued at Clarendon on the White River through late June from heavy rains in May.
June 2020	Flood	Clarendon	-	Flooding occurred on the White River at Clarendon due to heavy rain on the 29th.
June 2020	Flood	Clarendon	-	Flooding developed on the White River at Clarendon from heavy rain on the 29th.
January 2019	Flood	Clarendon	-	Flooding began on the White River at Clarendon on 1/12 and continued through the end of the month.
March 2019	Flood	Clarendon	-	Flooding continued through March on the White River at Clarendon, from rainfall in February.
April 2019	Flash Flood	Clarendon	-	High water was reported near Clarendon with roads flooded.
April 2019	Flood	Clarendon	-	Flooding continued on the White River at Clarendon from March due to heavy rain.
June 2019	Flood	Clarendon	-	Heavy rain led to flooding on the White River at Clarendon.
May 2019	Flood	Clarendon	-	Flooding continued from April and continued through all of May on the White River at Clarendon.
February 2019	Flood	Clarendon	-	Flooding continued from January on the White River at Clarendon through the entire month.
December 2019	Flood	Clarendon	-	Flooding resulted from heavy rain on the White River, in early December.
February 2018	Flood	Clarendon	-	Heavy rain brought flooding to the White River.
March 2018	Flood	Clarendon	-	Heavy rain in late February brought flooding to the White River at Clarendon that continued into early March.
May 2018	Flood	Clarendon	-	Flooding continued from April on the White River at Clarendon.

Every storm recorded in Monroe County

Map coverage status

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Listed places nearby

6 within 8 miles

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.

Property	Distance	Listed
Highway 79 Bridge	0.8 miles	1984
Highway 79 Bridge	1.0 miles	1984
Monroe County Courthouse	1.0 miles	1976
Midland Depot	1.1 miles	1984
Jefferies Building	1.1 miles	1984
Goldman and Son Store	1.1 miles	1984

Sources for this property

National Archives record	The nomination case file for reference 15000629 in Record Group 79.
Monroe County	All 43 listed properties in this county.

Provenance

Listing record. National Park Service National Register of Historic Places, listed-properties dataset, current to 2026-05-22.
Map join. Address geocoded through the United States Census geocoder, then tested against the published boundary of every sheet in the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection.
How this page is made. Listing fields come from federal records; map-sheet coverage is a labelled coordinate-to-boundary calculation, not a source-field claim.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.