Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.
“Sanders Bridge is a steel truss bridge straddling the Puerco River, near Sanders, Arizona. It was constructed in 1923 and gained National Historic status in 1988.”
Wikipedia article Sanders Bridge, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 24 National Register listings published here for Apache County · listed in 1988 · category: Structure.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 149 fires within 5 miles of Sanders Bridge between 1992 and 2020, burning about 162 acres in total. 25 started naturally. 13 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 | 60 |
| Natural | 25 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 17 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 13 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 9 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Fireworks | 6 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | RAIL |
| 25 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | SALT |
| 15 September 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | CEDAR POINT |
| 15 September 2000 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Navajo Region Fire and Aviation Management | BUD |
| 13 September 2003 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Navajo Region Fire and Aviation Management | VHS HILLS |
| 13 September 1995 | Smoking | under an acre | Navajo Region Fire and Aviation Management | BURNTWATER |
| 12 September 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | CHAMBERS |
| 9 August 2009 | Debris and open burning | 5.2 acres | Navajo Region Fire and Aviation Management | QUERINO 1 |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 15 workings within 5 miles of Sanders Bridge: 8 past producers, 5 producers, 2 occurrences. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Bentonite, Clay, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Silica. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houck Silica Operation Mine | Silica | Producer | ||
| Houck Silica Sand | Silica | Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Borrow Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sand and Gravel | |
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Big Six | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Bleaching Clay Deposit | Clay | Occurrence | ||
| Chambers | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Cheto 1 | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Big Six Mine | Bentonite | Past Producer | Bentonite |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Sanders, the town this property stands in, in 6 storm reports between 2005 and 2021: 4 flash flood, 1 funnel cloud, 1 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 2021 | Tornado (EF0) | Sanders | - | A land spout tornado was reported by the public on Highway 191. The land spout formed along a gust front produced by a thunderstorm. |
| August 2014 | Funnel Cloud | Sanders | - | A brief funnel cloud was seen about 4 miles north of Sanders. |
| July 2007 | Flash Flood | Sanders | - | Heavy rain from thunderstorms caused flash flooding along Highway 191 betwee Sanders and St Johns. |
| August 2007 | Flash Flood | Sanders | - | Heavy rain from thunderstorms caused flash flooding across Highway 191 between mile post 346 to 347 about 20 miles south-southeast of Sanders. |
| October 2006 | Flash Flood | Sanders | - | The Apache County Sheriff Department reported flash flooding in North Sanders. |
| August 2005 | Flash Flood | Sanders | - | Heavy rain caused flooding along I-40 from Sanders to Lupton (from mile post 342 to the New Mexico state line). Both east and west bound lanes were closed. A bridge on I-40 was under water near Lupton. Flooding was also reported northward to Window Rock where the bridge over Narrow Wash washed out and stranded 15 to 20 people. Water also flowed over a bridge near the Window Rock Airport. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Querino Canyon Bridge | 6.2 miles | 1988 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 88001618 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Apache County | All 24 listed properties in this county. |
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