Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.
One of 55 National Register listings published here for Madison 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 2 fires within 5 miles of Cunningham Bridge between 2005 and 2009, burning about 9 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 April 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 6 March 2005 | Recreation and ceremony | 8.0 acres | Iowa State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Bevington, the town this property stands in, in 28 storm reports between 1996 and 2025: 9 thunderstorm wind, 7 hail, 5 funnel cloud, 3 heavy rain. 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 2019 | Flood | Bevington | $100,000 | The county Sheriff reported that county roads are flooding and quickly becoming impassable near creeks and streams or in low-lying areas across the county. |
| November 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bevington | $50,000 | A garage was destroyed by strong thunderstorm winds. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bevington | $25,000 | Minor roof damage to a house and warehouse as the tornado dissipated. |
| September 2014 | Flash Flood | Bevington | $10,000 | Water was reported over 10th Ave from Badger Creek. |
| May 2004 | Hail | Bevington | $10,000 | no account filed |
| May 2001 | Hail | Bevington | $5,000 | no account filed |
| May 2001 | Hail | Bevington | $3,000 | no account filed |
| April 2024 | Tornado (EF0) | Bevington | $2,000 | A Tornadic Debris Signature was observed on radar with this tornado confirming its existence along with damage provided by the Dallas County EMA. Damage was mainly to trees in Madison County. This tornado then moved into far southeast Dallas County. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bevington | $2,000 | Trained spotter reported 8 inch diameter tree down covering the road, along with nickel sized hail. They estimated winds to be around 60 mph. |
| July 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bevington | $2,000 | Six inch diameter tree branch down across the road. |
| May 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bevington | $2,000 | no account filed |
| July 2013 | Hail | Bevington | $1,000 | no account filed |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bevington | - | Report via personal weather station. |
| August 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bevington | - | A trained spotter reported a 75 mph wind gust. |
| August 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bevington | - | A trained spotter reported a 75 mph wind gust. |
| March 2019 | Flood | Bevington | - | Trained spotter reported ponding in low lying and poor drainage areas, including water over many of the secondary roads across Madison county. |
| May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bevington | - | Trained spotter reported winds estimated 50 to 60 mph. |
| July 2016 | Heavy Rain | Bevington | - | Mesonet station recorded heavy rainfall of 4.98 inches. |
| June 2015 | Hail | Bevington | - | Trained spotter reported penny sized hail. |
| September 2014 | Heavy Rain | Bevington | - | Rainfall total for the past 24 hours was 4.46 inches. |
| June 2011 | Heavy Rain | Bevington | - | Rainfall total for the 24 hour period was 6.70 inches. |
| June 2010 | Funnel Cloud | Bevington | - | Brief funnel was spotted west of Bevington on Highway 92. |
| June 2024 | Funnel Cloud | Bevington | - | no account filed |
| June 2024 | Funnel Cloud | Bevington | - | no account filed |
| June 2024 | Funnel Cloud | Bevington | - | no account filed |
| June 2010 | Hail | Bevington | - | no account filed |
| May 2004 | Hail | Bevington | - | no account filed |
| August 1996 | Funnel Cloud | Bevington | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | St. Patrick's Church | 4.0 miles | 1978 |
| Miller Bridge | 4.3 miles | 1998 | |
| George and Susan Guiberson Armstrong House | 5.9 miles | 1987 | |
| Hogan and Martha A. Runkle Queen House | 7.2 miles | 1987 | |
 | Holliwell Covered Bridge | 7.5 miles | 1976 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 98000509 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Madison County | All 55 listed properties in this county. |
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