Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.
“The Cache River Bridge is a Parker pony truss that spans the Cache River between Walnut Ridge and Paragould, Arkansas. It was built in 1934 by the Arkansas State Highway Commission and was designed by the Vincennes Bridge Company.”
Wikipedia article Cache River Bridge, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 31 National Register listings published here for Lawrence County · listed in 1990 · 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 5 fires within 5 miles of Cache River Bridge between 2002 and 2007, burning about 148 acres in total. None started naturally. 1 was 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 August 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | 25 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 15 April 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 60 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 11 April 2003 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 March 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 56 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 January 2002 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Walnut Ridge, the town this property stands in, in 43 storm reports between 1994 and 2025: 23 thunderstorm wind, 9 flash flood, 8 hail, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Walnut Ridge | $500,000 | Thunderstorm winds, estimated up to 100 mph, blew down numerous large trees. A roof was blown off a college dormitory and several airplanes were damaged. |
| May 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Walnut Ridge | $250,000 | Five airplanes were damaged at the Walnut Ridge airport along with a hangar door and several skylights. A wind gust of over 60 mph was reported at the airport. |
| May 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Walnut Ridge | $100,000 | Windows were blown out of the Walmart and power poles were down in the parking lot. Trees were reported down and there was damage to buildings in the city. |
| March 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Walnut Ridge | $75,000 | A roof was blown off at a women's residence hall and a softball dugout was destroyed at Williams Baptist College. The roof of the Walnut Ridge Army Flying School Museum was torn off. Debris from the roof was carried across the street and hit the Parachute Inn Restaurant at the Walnut Ridge Airport. Roofs were also blown off of several other businesses in Walnut Ridge. Several trees and power lines were knocked down. |
| May 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Walnut Ridge | $50,000 | Multiple trees and power lines were down across the city. Multiple structures had damage. A tree fell onto a home with people trapped inside. |
| March 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Walnut Ridge | $50,000 | Several homes and farm buildings were damaged. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Walnut Ridge | $30,000 | Trees and power lines down around Walnut Ridge. |
| January 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Walnut Ridge | $30,000 | A building lost part of its roof. A truck was overturned. Several trees were blown down. |
| May 1998 | Tornado (F0) | Walnut Ridge | $25,000 | A tornado touched down near Walnut Ridge and moved northeast. One mobile home was destroyed and several others were damaged. Several houses had roof damage. |
| July 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Walnut Ridge | $15,000 | Straight line winds broke eleven power poles in Walnut Ridge. Minor roof damage to homes was reported as well. |
| July 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Walnut Ridge | $10,000 | Several trees and power lines were blown down. |
| July 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Walnut Ridge | $5,000 | Some trees were knocked down. |
| May 2003 | Flash Flood | Walnut Ridge | $5,000 | Parts of some gravel roads were washed out. Several other roads were flooded. Some fields were also flooded. |
| April 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Walnut Ridge | $5,000 | Several trees were blown down. |
| January 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Walnut Ridge | $5,000 | no account filed |
| June 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Walnut Ridge | $2,000 | Large tree down near the Lawrence County Seed Company. |
| May 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Walnut Ridge | $1,000 | Straight line winds knocked down power lines in Walnut Ridge. |
| May 2002 | Flash Flood | Walnut Ridge | $1,000 | Numerous roads and low lying areas were flooded. |
| May 2000 | Tornado (F0) | Walnut Ridge | $1,000 | A tornado briefly touched down knocking over a few trees. |
| July 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Walnut Ridge | $1,000 | A large tree was knocked down across a road. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Walnut Ridge | $500 | Tree down on 3rd Street in Walnut Ridge. Road sign blown over on Highway 63. |
| August 2003 | Hail | Walnut Ridge | $300 | no account filed |
| May 1997 | Hail | Walnut Ridge | $110 | no account filed |
| January 1999 | Tornado (F0) | Walnut Ridge | $50 | A tornado briefly touched down just northwest of Walnut Ridge producing minimal damage. |
| August 2004 | Hail | Walnut Ridge | $50 | no account filed |
| October 2001 | Hail | Walnut Ridge | $50 | no account filed |
| January 1999 | Hail | Walnut Ridge | $10 | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Hail | Walnut Ridge | $10 | no account filed |
| April 1998 | Hail | Walnut Ridge | $10 | no account filed |
| April 2025 | Flash Flood | Walnut Ridge | - | Multiple cars were stalled in the flooded roadway at the intersection of West Mian Street and Highway 67B in the town of Hoxie. |
| October 2025 | Flash Flood | Walnut Ridge | - | Flash flooding occurred near the intersection of Northwest 4th Street and Main Street in the town of Walnut Ridge. |
| January 2023 | Flash Flood | Walnut Ridge | - | The emergency manager reported flooding at the intersection of NW 4th street and West Main Street in Walnut Ridge. |
| January 2023 | Flash Flood | Walnut Ridge | - | Multiple roads in and around Walnut Ridge and Hoxie were under water and closed. |
| April 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Walnut Ridge | - | Trees were down in Walnut Ridge. |
| August 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Walnut Ridge | - | Multiple trees blocking roadways across the town of Walnut Ridge. |
| April 2022 | Hail | Walnut Ridge | - | A report of ping pong ball sized hail was received near Walnut Ridge. |
| July 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Walnut Ridge | - | The ASOS site at Walnut Ridge measured a 62 mph wind gust. This is a corrected storm report to the previous report that had the incorrect magnitude. |
| August 2020 | Flash Flood | Walnut Ridge | - | Northwest 4th and Main Street were closed due to high water in Walnut Ridge. |
| September 2020 | Flash Flood | Walnut Ridge | - | Some streets in and near Walnut Ridge were reported underwater. |
| August 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Walnut Ridge | - | A storm chaser measured a 59 mph wind gust in Walnut Ridge. |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Walnut Ridge | - | Several trees and power lines were knocked down by straight line winds in Walnut Ridge. |
| May 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Walnut Ridge | - | Straight line winds knocked down power lines in Walnut Ridge. |
| June 2010 | Flash Flood | Walnut Ridge | - | Heavy rain produced flash flooding in Walnut Ridge. Main Street was flooded as a result. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Scott Cemetery | 6.8 miles | 2017 |
 | Building Number 29 | 7.2 miles | 2012 |
 | Missouri-Pacific Depot-Walnut Ridge | 7.5 miles | 1992 |
 | Walnut Ridge Commercial Historic District | 7.5 miles | 2010 |
 | Walnut Ridge Post Office, Old | 7.5 miles | 1994 |
 | Lawrence County Courthouse | 7.5 miles | 2015 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 90000523 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Lawrence County | All 31 listed properties in this county. |
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