Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.
“The Querino Canyon Bridge is located in Apache County, Arizona, United States, approximately four miles (6.4 km) southwest of Houck on Old Route 66, over Querino Canyon.”
Wikipedia article Querino Canyon 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 148 fires within 5 miles of Querino Canyon Bridge between 1992 and 2019, burning about 200 acres in total. 34 started naturally. None 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 79 |
| Natural | 34 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 9 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Fireworks | 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 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Navajo Region Fire and Aviation Management | QUERINO 5 |
| 25 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | SALT |
| 25 September 1992 | Debris and open burning | 14 acres | Navajo Region Fire and Aviation Management | HAWTHORNE |
| 18 September 2003 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Navajo Region Fire and Aviation Management | BURNWATER1 |
| 15 September 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | CEDAR POINT |
| 15 September 2004 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Navajo Region Fire and Aviation Management | BURNTWATER |
| 14 September 1999 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Navajo Region Fire and Aviation Management | W.QUERINO1 |
| 13 September 1995 | Smoking | under an acre | Navajo Region Fire and Aviation Management | BURNTWATER |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 16 workings within 5 miles of Querino Canyon Bridge: 9 producers, 4 past producers, 3 occurrences. 9 still produce. What was taken out: Bentonite, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Silica, Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name Unknown | Geothermal | Producer | ||
| Name Unknown | Geothermal | Producer | ||
| Bleaching Clay Deposit | Clay | Occurrence | ||
| Burntwater Wash Clay Deposit | Clay | Occurrence | ||
| Cheto 1 | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Houck Silica Operation Mine | Silica | Producer | ||
| Houck Silica Operation Plant | Silica | Producer | ||
| Houck Silica Sand | Silica | Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Bleaching Clay Deposit | Bentonite | Occurrence | Bentonite | |
| Burntwater Wash | Bentonite | Past Producer | Bentonite |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Houck, the town this property stands in, in 3 storm reports in 2018: 1 heavy rain, 1 flash flood, 1 thunderstorm wind. 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 2018 | Heavy Rain | Houck | - | Heavy rain over Interstate 40 between Sanders and Lupton caused up to one foot of water to accumulate on the road (between mile markers 354 and 359). Initial reports indicated that several cars were stopped along the highway. However, DPS only saw one car stopped when they arrived and the water had receded. |
| August 2018 | Flash Flood | Houck | - | Swift water rescue was conducted around 350 PM to rescue a driver in 2.5 to 3 feet of water on Interstate 40 due to flooding of Black Creek near Houck. The I-40 frontage road (dirt) on the north side was impassible due to flooding through at least 630 PM. |
| October 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Houck | - | An Arizona Department of Transportation wind sensor on Interstate 40 near Lupton reported a wind gust of 58 MPH at 632 PM. A cold front was moving across the area and there were thunderstorms in the vicinity at that time. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Allentown Bridge | 5.8 miles | 1988 |
| Sanders Bridge | 6.2 miles | 1988 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 88001623 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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