Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.
One of 29 National Register listings published here for Fayette 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 11 fires within 5 miles of Eldorado Bridge between 2009 and 2020, burning about 104 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 8 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 July 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 5 April 2020 | Debris and open burning | 40 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 3 April 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 28 April 2015 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 25 April 2020 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 24 April 2018 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 24 April 2018 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 15 April 2019 | Debris and open burning | 25 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 11 workings within 5 miles of Eldorado Bridge: 9 past producers, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Flagstone. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacobsen Quarry | Flagstone | Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Buschman Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Kuhns Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Larson Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Schmitz Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Steinlage Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Eldorado, the town this property stands in, in 21 storm reports between 2006 and 2025: 11 flood, 5 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail, 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2009 | Hail | Eldorado | $1,100,000 | no account filed |
| August 2016 | Flood | Eldorado | $410,000 | Runoff from heavy rain pushed the Turkey River out of its banks near Eldorado. The river crested at almost nine feet above the flood stage at 21.92 feet. This established a new crest of record. Flooding downstream along the Turkey River damaged some roads and bridges along with county parks. |
| May 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Eldorado | $16,000 | Strong thunderstorm winds damaged a building at a small saw mill on the east side of Eldorado and launched the roof into the Turkey River. Further northeast, a dairy barn and home sustained major damage along King Road. It was unclear if this was a brief tornado touchdown or not. |
| July 2009 | Hail | Eldorado | $10,000 | no account filed |
| June 2007 | Hail | Eldorado | $2,500 | no account filed |
| July 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Eldorado | $2,000 | Trees were blown down in El Dorado. |
| June 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Eldorado | $500 | no account filed |
| August 2025 | Flood | Eldorado | - | Heavy rain during the middle of August allowed the Turkey River at Eldorado to rise into flood stage during the evening on August 18th. The site crested at 15.67 ft in moderate flood stage during the evening hours on August 19th before falling below flood stage during the early evening hours on August 20th. |
| February 2023 | Flood | Eldorado | - | Runoff from the combination of rainfall and snow melt pushed the Turkey River out of its banks in Eldorado. The river had two crests, with the second the highest. This crest was a little over a half foot above the flood stage at 13.65 feet. |
| August 2021 | Heavy Rain | Eldorado | - | Near Eldorado, 4.9 inches of rain fell. |
| September 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Eldorado | - | Large branch damage was noted outside of Eldorado overnight from storms. |
| March 2019 | Flood | Eldorado | - | Runoff from rain and melting snow pushed the Turkey River out of its banks near Eldorado. The river crested almost three feet above the flood stage at 15.74 feet on March 14th. |
| September 2018 | Flood | Eldorado | - | Runoff from heavy rains pushed the Turkey River out of its banks near Eldorado. The river crested over two feet above the flood stage at 15.12 feet on September 6th. |
| May 2018 | Flood | Eldorado | - | Runoff from heavy rain pushed the Turkey River out of its banks near Eldorado. The river crested almost three feet above the flood stage at 15.9 feet on the 4th. |
| September 2018 | Flood | Eldorado | - | Runoff from heavy rains pushed the Turkey River out of its banks near Eldorado. The river crested almost two feet over the flood stage at 14.88 feet on September 20th. |
| September 2016 | Flood | Eldorado | - | Runoff from heavy rains pushed the Turkey River out of its banks in Eldorado. The river crested just over the flood stage at 13.15 feet. |
| September 2016 | Flood | Eldorado | - | Runoff from heavy rain pushed the Turkey River out of its banks near Eldorado. The river crested over four feet above the flood stage at 17.12 feet. |
| September 2016 | Flood | Eldorado | - | Runoff from heavy rains pushed the Turkey River out of its banks near Eldorado. The river crested almost four feet above the flood stage at 16.75 feet. |
| July 2016 | Flood | Eldorado | - | Runoff from heavy rain pushed the Turkey River out of its banks near Eldorado. The river crested around a foot and a half above the flood stage at 14.55 feet. |
| December 2015 | Heavy Rain | Eldorado | - | A total of 4.84 inches of rain fell over a two day period. |
| July 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Eldorado | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Mill Race Bridge | 3.2 miles | 1998 |
| Sumner Bridge | 3.2 miles | 1998 | |
 | West Auburn Bridge | 3.4 miles | 1998 |
| St. Luke's School and Recreation Center | 4.9 miles | 2005 | |
 | First Baptist Church of West Union | 6.4 miles | 1999 |
 | Hobson Block | 6.4 miles | 2008 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 98000783 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Fayette County | All 29 listed properties in this county. |
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