Built in 1955. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.
“Vrain Creek Bridge, in Lyons, Colorado, was built in 1955. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.”
Wikipedia article North St. Vrain Creek Bridge, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 92 National Register listings published here for Boulder County · listed in 2002 · category: Structure · built in 1955.
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 109 fires within 5 miles of North St. Vrain Creek Bridge between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,559 acres in total. 21 started naturally. 5 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 63 |
| Natural | 21 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Debris and open burning | 5 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2020 | Fireworks | under an acre | Hygiene Fire Protection District | N/A |
| 5 September 1995 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 40 acres | Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests and Pawnee National Grassland | LITTLE NARROWS |
| 5 September 1995 | Natural | under an acre | Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests and Pawnee National Grassland | BUTTON ROCK II |
| 26 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Lyons Fire Protection District | UNKNOWN |
| 2 September 2000 | Natural | under an acre | Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests and Pawnee National Grassland | COFFINTOP |
| 2 September 1995 | Equipment and vehicle use | 80 acres | Royal Gorge Field Office | NARROWS |
| 15 September 2005 | Natural | 1.5 acres | Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests and Pawnee National Grassland | COFFINTOP 2 |
| 14 September 2009 | Natural | under an acre | Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests and Pawnee National Grassland | COFFIN TOP |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 47 workings within 5 miles of North St. Vrain Creek Bridge: 30 past producers, 11 producers, 6 occurrences. 11 still produce. What was taken out: Flagstone, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Uranium. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bat Claim No. 1 | Copper, Uranium | Past Producer | ||
| Denver Rock Quarry | Tungsten | Past Producer | ||
| Howe | Stone, Dimension | Past Producer | ||
| Ohline | Gold, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Sisk Mine | Flagstone, Uranium | Past Producer | 1956 | |
| Sisk Property | Uranium, Molybdenum, Graphite | Occurrence | Graphite, Molybdenite, Pitchblende | |
| Loukonen Bros Silica Mine | Silica | Producer | ||
| Silica Quarry | Silica | Producer | ||
| Bat No. 1 Claim | Uranium | Occurrence | ||
| Rose Mary | Uranium | Occurrence | Pitchblende |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Lyons, the town this property stands in, in 14 storm reports between 1996 and 2022: 10 hail, 3 flash flood, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2015 | Flood | Lyons | $100,000 | Heavy rain caused flooding of businesses along the Saint Vrain River in Lyons, south of Bohn Park. Several basements in Boulder County were reportedly flooded. Some flooding was also reported along Coal Creek, upstream of Erie. Road closures included the westbound lane of Arapahoe Road, between County Line Road and 119th Street. |
| June 2015 | Flash Flood | Lyons | $15,000 | Heavy rain, with radar estimates up to 8 inches northwest of Longmont, forced numerous road closures. The heaviest rainfall occurred from around Lyons eastward along the Little Thompson River Basin. |
| September 2013 | Flash Flood | Lyons | - | Continuous heavy rainfall produced widespread flash flooding in the Lyons, with life threatening conditions. |
| September 2013 | Flash Flood | Lyons | - | Continuous heavy rainfall produced flash flooding. Rainfall amounts up to this point ranged from 4 to 7 inches over central Boulder County. People were trapped as several major creeks flooded including: Coal Creek, Left Hand Canyon, Fourmile Creek and St. Vrain Creek. People were reportedly trapped on their roofs. |
| June 2022 | Hail | Lyons | - | no account filed |
| June 2015 | Hail | Lyons | - | no account filed |
| June 2015 | Hail | Lyons | - | no account filed |
| June 2015 | Hail | Lyons | - | no account filed |
| June 2013 | Hail | Lyons | - | no account filed |
| June 2013 | Hail | Lyons | - | no account filed |
| July 2011 | Hail | Lyons | - | no account filed |
| June 2009 | Hail | Lyons | - | no account filed |
| May 2007 | Hail | Lyons | - | no account filed |
| May 1996 | Hail | Lyons | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Lyons Railroad Depot | 0.1 miles | 1974 |
 | First Congregational Church of Lyons | 0.2 miles | 1976 |
 | Lyons Sandstone Buildings | 1.1 miles | 1980 |
| Longmont Power Plant | 1.4 miles | 1987 | |
 | Church of the Brethren | 5.9 miles | 1984 |
 | Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Ryssby | 6.7 miles | 1984 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 02001159 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Boulder County | All 92 listed properties in this county. |
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