Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.
One of 208 National Register listings published here for Polk County · listed in 1998 · category: Structure.
Sources: the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service · the Wikipedia article
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 17 fires within 5 miles of Herrold Bridge between 2006 and 2019, burning about 61 acres in total. None 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 |
|---|---|
| Equipment and vehicle use | 8 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
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 July 2015 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 30 July 2017 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 3 June 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 25 June 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 2 June 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 7 May 2017 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 19 May 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | CAMP DODGE |
| 17 May 2014 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Herrold Bridge: 8 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drill Hole | Zinc | Past Producer | Sphalerite | |
| Bradshaw Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Jester Park Pits | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Jester Pit No. 3 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Long Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Morning Star Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Herrold, the town this property stands in, in 16 storm reports between 2008 and 2021: 7 hail, 6 thunderstorm wind, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2018 | Flash Flood | Herrold | $20,000 | Iowa DOT reported that Highway 141 between Grimes and Granger was essentially a sheet of water, with speeds of only 10 mph possible. |
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Herrold | $5,000 | An 18 inch diameter tree downed along with smaller 4 inch branches down nearby. |
| June 2011 | Hail | Herrold | $5,000 | At the National Weather Service office. |
| July 2009 | Hail | Herrold | $5,000 | Hail was reported at the intersection of NW Oaktree Drive and Timberbrooke lane. |
| July 2009 | Hail | Herrold | $5,000 | no account filed |
| May 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Herrold | $3,000 | A tree was blown down onto a power line. |
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Herrold | $3,000 | NWS office in Johnston. |
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Herrold | $2,000 | Measured at the NWS office in Johnston. |
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Herrold | $1,000 | NWS Employee reported a 6 inch tree branch down on office property. |
| July 2021 | Hail | Herrold | - | Report via mping app. |
| August 2017 | Heavy Rain | Herrold | - | KCCI relayed a viewer report of heavy rainfall of 3.60 inches since midnight. |
| May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Herrold | - | NWS employee reported tree branches down on Beaver Dr and power outages in Johnston. |
| May 2017 | Hail | Herrold | - | NWS office in Johnston experienced quarter sized hail and wind gusts estimated around 40 to 50 mph. |
| August 2014 | Heavy Rain | Herrold | - | Rainfall in the past 24 hours was 2.35 inches. |
| May 2013 | Hail | Herrold | - | At the NWS office in Johnston. |
| June 2008 | Hail | Herrold | - | Penny size hail was reported at the intersection of Highway 17 and Highway 141 near Granger. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Camp Dodge Pool District | 2.5 miles | 1995 |
 | Big Creek Schoolhouse | 3.8 miles | 2004 |
 | Paul J. and Ida Trier House | 4.0 miles | 1988 |
 | Farmhouse, Olmsted Family | 6.4 miles | 2019 |
 | Flynn Farm, Mansion, and Barn | 7.0 miles | 1973 |
 | Ashby Manor Historic District | 7.8 miles | 1992 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 98000490 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Polk County | All 208 listed properties in this county. |
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