Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.
One of 121 National Register listings published here for Linn 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 8 fires within 5 miles of Matsell Bridge between 2007 and 2009, burning about 66 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 | 8 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 August 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 2 August 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 20 May 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 1 April 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 21 March 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 21 March 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 21 March 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 50 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 16 March 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 9 workings within 5 miles of Matsell Bridge: 6 past producers, 3 producers. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Limestone, Dimension, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Limestone, Dimension, Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weber Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Dearborn Quarry | Limestone, Dimension | Past Producer | ||
| Penitentiary Quarry | Limestone, Dimension | Past Producer | ||
| Weber Mine and Mill | Stone, Crushed/Broken, Limestone, Dimension | Producer | ||
| Weber Quarry and Mill | Stone, Crushed/Broken, Limestone, Dimension | Producer | ||
| Champion #2 Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Chas Zimmer Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Finn Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Gold Hill Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Springville, the town this property stands in, in 25 storm reports between 1994 and 2024: 13 thunderstorm wind, 10 hail, 1 flash flood, 1 funnel cloud. 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 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Springville | $75,000 | no account filed |
| April 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Springville | $50,000 | no account filed |
| May 2004 | Hail | Springville | $20,000 | no account filed |
| July 2003 | Hail | Springville | $15,000 | Springville to county line |
| May 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Springville | $15,000 | The Meyer farm on Sutton Road had the top half of a barn blown off. |
| May 2004 | Hail | Springville | $5,000 | no account filed |
| August 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Springville | $4,000 | A utility company reported a tree blown down in town which destroyed a power pole. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Springville | - | A public report of a measured thunderstorm wind gust of 67 MPH. |
| June 2015 | Hail | Springville | - | Spotters reported that it hailed for 10 minutes, between 1025 and 1035 am with quarter size hail. |
| June 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Springville | - | Wind gusts estimated to be 70 mph blew down numerous 6 to 7 inch diameter tree limbs in Springville, IA at 554 pm CDT June 29. |
| June 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Springville | - | Wind gusts estimated to be 70 mph snapped a large maple tree in Springville, IA at 600 pm CDT June 29. |
| June 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Springville | - | Wind gusts estimated to be 80 mph were observed in Springville, IA at 552 pm CDT June 29. This report was relayed by the Linn County EMA. |
| March 2012 | Hail | Springville | - | Quarter sized hail fell 5 miles north northeast of Cedar Rapids at 900 pm CDT March 31. |
| June 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Springville | - | Wind gusts estimated to be 70 mph snapped a 16 inch diameter tree near 4th Street and Mill Avenue in Springville, IA around 551 pm CDT June 29. |
| June 2008 | Hail | Springville | - | Hail bigger than a golf ball fell for at least 3 minutes in Springville, IA between 9:45 pm and 9:48 pm June 12. |
| October 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Springville | - | Public reported a 1 foot diameter pine tree snapped off and fell onto a house in Springville. Other large trees were uprooted and damage to crops occurred nearby. |
| June 2002 | Flash Flood | Springville | - | Highway 151 between Route 13 and Highway 1 was closed to east bound traffic. The bridge west of Springville was washed out by flood waters on the eastbound side. |
| July 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Springville | - | Power lines and wires down. Reported by law enforcement. |
| July 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Springville | - | 60 mph wind gust knocked down tree limbs. Reported by emergency management. |
| September 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Springville | - | Trees and large winds downed. |
| June 2018 | Funnel Cloud | Springville | - | no account filed |
| April 2015 | Hail | Springville | - | no account filed |
| May 2002 | Hail | Springville | - | no account filed |
| May 2002 | Hail | Springville | - | no account filed |
| May 2002 | Hail | Springville | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Grant Wood's "Fall Plowing" Rural Historic Landscape District | 1.1 miles | 2003 |
 | Whittier Friends Meeting House | 4.9 miles | 1993 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 98000534 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Linn County | All 121 listed properties in this county. |
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