Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.
One of 51 National Register listings published here for Black Hawk 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 14 fires within 5 miles of Dunkerton Bridge between 2001 and 2009, burning about 36 acres in total. None started naturally. 4 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 |
|---|---|
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 September 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Iowa State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 30 June 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Iowa State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 29 April 2004 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Iowa State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 27 April 2003 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Iowa State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 24 April 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.5 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 10 April 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 acres | Iowa State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 1 April 2003 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Iowa State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 4 December 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Iowa State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Dunkerton Bridge: 5 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: 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.
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Dunkerton, the town this property stands in, in 24 storm reports between 1999 and 2020: 8 hail, 7 thunderstorm wind, 3 flash flood, 3 tornado. 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 1999 | Flash Flood | Dunkerton | $1,200,000 | no account filed |
| May 2000 | Tornado (F2) | Dunkerton | $350,000 | Farm and several outbuildings destroyed |
| May 2000 | Tornado (F2) | Dunkerton | $300,000 | Two houses destroyed |
| August 2007 | Flash Flood | Dunkerton | $100,000 | A bridge was washed out in the 7700 block of East Big Rock Road near Dunkerton. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dunkerton | $50,000 | Trees and power lines down in town. |
| August 2007 | Flash Flood | Dunkerton | $50,000 | Roads were washed out in the 3400 block of North Pilot Grove near Dunkerton. |
| April 2008 | Flood | Dunkerton | $25,000 | Crane Creek was flooding portions of Dunkerton. Evacuations were taking place along Main and Sycamore Street. |
| July 2003 | Hail | Dunkerton | $25,000 | no account filed |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dunkerton | $15,000 | Public reported several large trees down. Report via social media. |
| August 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dunkerton | $10,000 | Public shared a picture of a 10 inch tree limb down on the ground, which also took down a power line. |
| September 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dunkerton | $10,000 | A power pole was blown down by high winds. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dunkerton | $5,000 | Tree branches with the diameter of 2-liter pop bottles were blown down. Received from KWWL TV. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dunkerton | $5,000 | A power pole and transformer were downed. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dunkerton | $5,000 | no account filed |
| May 2001 | Hail | Dunkerton | $5,000 | no account filed |
| May 2000 | Hail | Dunkerton | $5,000 | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Hail | Dunkerton | $3,000 | no account filed |
| May 1999 | Hail | Dunkerton | $3,000 | no account filed |
| May 2012 | Hail | Dunkerton | $1,000 | Strong winds also damaged a new swing set. |
| September 2020 | Hail | Dunkerton | - | KWWL relayed a public report via social media of golfball sized hail. |
| July 2010 | Heavy Rain | Dunkerton | - | Rainfall total since 0500 CST was 2.68 inches. |
| April 2009 | Heavy Rain | Dunkerton | - | Weekend total. |
| June 2001 | Tornado (F0) | Dunkerton | - | Brief touchdown in open area east of town. |
| May 2003 | Hail | Dunkerton | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Bennington No. 4 | 7.2 miles | 2001 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 98000768 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Black Hawk County | All 51 listed properties in this county. |
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