Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.
“Owsley Bridge is a historic bridge spanning the Snake River on the Twin-Gooding county line in southern Idaho, United States that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.”
Wikipedia article Owsley Bridge, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 13 National Register listings published here for Gooding County · listed in 1998 · category: Structure.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 44 fires within 5 miles of Owsley Bridge between 1994 and 2019, burning about 2,891 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 1 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 | 11 |
| Debris and open burning | 8 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 6 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2001 | Equipment and vehicle use | 577 acres | Hagerman National Fish Hatchery | OSTER |
| 18 September 1996 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 76 acres | Hagerman Fossil Beds National Monument | BURNHAWK |
| 1 September 1997 | Natural | 150 acres | Hagerman Fossil Beds National Monument | DEATHMARCH |
| 9 August 2006 | Debris and open burning | 30 acres | Twin Falls District | BOX |
| 8 August 1997 | Debris and open burning | 80 acres | Hagerman National Fish Hatchery | MGS |
| 31 August 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 806 acres | Boise District | YAHOO 2 |
| 3 August 2005 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Twin Falls District | BICKEL |
| 22 August 2006 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1.0 acres | Twin Falls District | WINDMILLS |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 14 workings within 5 miles of Owsley Bridge: 10 past producers, 2 occurrences, 2 prospects. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Gold, Diatomite, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Banbury | Diatomite, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay | Prospect | ||
| Geothermal Location | Geothermal | Occurrence | ||
| Lucky Lolo Uranium Prospect | Uranium | Prospect | ||
| Snake River Placer Deposits | Gold, Chromium, Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Ray Banbury Diatomite Deposit | Diatomite | Occurrence | Sedimentary | |
| Brown Placer | Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Snake River Placers | Gold | Past Producer | 1862 | |
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Hagerman, the town this property stands in, in 5 storm reports between 2013 and 2022: 3 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 2017 | Flood | Hagerman | $1,500,000 | Rain and snowmelt on top of saturated and frozen soil led to widespread flooding. A report from social media indicated much of the town of Hagerman including the city park was flooded. Widespread flooding of agricultural lands occurred and some roads were damaged and closed due to flooding. |
| June 2022 | Hail | Hagerman | - | A member of the public posted this photo of hail on social media. |
| June 2022 | Hail | Hagerman | - | There were multiple reports on social media of hail around one inch in diameter. |
| August 2014 | Hail | Hagerman | - | Numerous reports on social media indicated quarter size, power outages and power poles down were observed from Hagerman to Bliss and Gooding. |
| September 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hagerman | - | Damage to buildings and power lines down was reported. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Morris Roberts Store | 3.3 miles | 1978 |
 | Hagerman State Bank, Limited | 3.6 miles | 1989 |
| West Point Grade School | 5.6 miles | 1982 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 98001172 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Gooding County | All 13 listed properties in this county. |
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