Built in 1939. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.
“The Little Buffalo River Bridge is a historic bridge in central Newton County, Arkansas. The bridge carries Arkansas Highway 327 across the Little Buffalo River between Parthenon and Jasper.”
Wikipedia article Little Buffalo River Bridge, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 16 National Register listings published here for Newton County · listed in 1995 · category: Structure · built in 1939.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the National Register database, National Park Service
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 66 fires within 5 miles of Little Buffalo River Bridge between 1996 and 2020, burning about 2,053 acres in total. None started naturally. 12 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 | 27 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 25 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 12 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 August 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 July 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 11 July 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 1 July 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 32 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 June 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 31 May 2009 | Debris and open burning | 6.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 May 2005 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 55 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 11 workings within 5 miles of Little Buffalo River Bridge: 9 past producers, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Lead, Zinc, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ozark Rock Co. | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Unk | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Blue Bluff | Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Boulder Prospect | Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Hudson Property | Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Jackpot | Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Panther Creek | Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| J A Lowry | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Newton County Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Pruitt Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Parthenon, the town this property stands in, in 13 storm reports between 1999 and 2024: 7 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail, 2 heavy rain, 1 flash flood. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Parthenon | $110,000 | Several homes have suffered damage...and the post office has been destroyed. The roof was blown off of a church and several roadways are blocked. |
| March 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Parthenon | $30,000 | A roof was blown off of a church. |
| August 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Parthenon | $15,000 | Trees were blown down, with one of the trees falling on a house. |
| June 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Parthenon | $10,000 | A tree fell onto a home in Parthenon. |
| November 2024 | Heavy Rain | Parthenon | - | A rainfall total of 8.64 inches was measured at Parthenon over the 24 hour period ending on November 4, 2024 at 6:04 AM CST. |
| June 2019 | Flash Flood | Parthenon | - | A sheriff deputy reported a 4 inch measured rainfall amount in Jasper. Flash flooding was reported in Parthenon where a couple of roads had locations that were washed out. |
| May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Parthenon | - | Newton County law enforcement reported several trees and a few powerlines were downed because of the line of thunderstorms. |
| July 2014 | Heavy Rain | Parthenon | - | A home weather station measured 5.12 inches of rain in 97 minutes. |
| October 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Parthenon | - | Thunderstorm winds blew down some trees. |
| July 2014 | Hail | Parthenon | - | no account filed |
| August 2011 | Hail | Parthenon | - | no account filed |
| March 2000 | Hail | Parthenon | - | no account filed |
| May 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Parthenon | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dr. Hudson Sanitarium Agricultural Building Historic District | 2.2 miles | 1992 | |
| Gould Jones Reservoir | 3.3 miles | 1998 | |
 | Newton County Courthouse | 3.5 miles | 1994 |
 | Newton County Jail | 3.6 miles | 1994 |
 | Jasper Commercial Historic District | 3.6 miles | 2010 |
 | Parker-Hickman Farm Historic District | 7.1 miles | 1987 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 95000647 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Newton County | All 16 listed properties in this county. |
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