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Photograph of New Hope Bridge
Photograph by Nyttend, Public domain. Via Wikimedia Commons.

New Hope Bridge

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999.

From the record

“New Hope Bridge, also known as Bartholomew County Bridge No. 133, is a historic Pratt through truss bridge spanning the Flatrock River at Columbus Township, Bartholomew County, Indiana. It was designed by the Caldwell & Drake ironworks and built in 1913.”

Wikipedia article New Hope Bridge, CC BY-SA 4.0.

One of 23 National Register listings published here for Bartholomew County · listed in 1999 · category: Structure.

Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service

The listing

  • What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 1 structure as contributing to the listing.
  • Address. Cty. Rd. 400 N over Flat Rock River, Columbus, 47203
  • When was it listed? September 1999
  • Category. structure
  • Township. Flat Rock township
  • National Register reference number. 99001104 - the number the National Park Service assigned this property when it was listed, and the key its nomination file is catalogued under at the National Archives.

Fires near this property

3 since 2001

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 3 fires within 5 miles of New Hope Bridge between 2001 and 2005, burning about 1 acre 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/undetermined3

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
14 November 2001Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreIndiana State Fire Marshal's Officenot named
2 October 2004Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreIndiana State Fire Marshal's Officenot named
15 October 2005Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresIndiana State Fire Marshal's Officenot named

Every fire recorded in Bartholomew County

Mines and quarries near this property

3 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of New Hope Bridge: 2 producers, 1 unknown. 2 still produce. 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.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Carter Gravel CompanySand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Rees PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Spray Sand and Gravel DredgeSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer

Every working recorded in Bartholomew County

Storms near this property

60 of 81 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Columbus, the town this property stands in, in 81 storm reports between 1994 and 2026: 48 thunderstorm wind, 18 hail, 6 flash flood, 4 lightning. The reports record 1 injury. 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
August 1996LightningColumbus1 hurtno account filed
June 2008Flash FloodEast Columbus$100,000,000State Road 46 and State Road 11 are closed due to flash flooding from heavy rainfall. The hospital in Columbus was evacuated and water entered the building due to the flooding of Haw Creek. Houses were flooded with residents stranded. Several bridges collapsed and were washed away.
July 2020LightningEast Columbus$150,000Twelve apartments were damaged due to a fire that was caused by a lightning strike. Heavy fire damage caused portions of the roof to collapse onto the ceiling above the second floor apartment units. A number of off-duty firefighters were called in to assist to put out the fire.
March 2006FloodColumbus$100,000no account filed
June 2025Thunderstorm WindEast Columbus$75,000Thunderstorm wind gusts downed multiple trees and wires across the county with a few roads blocked. Report of one tree on the roof of a house in Columbus. Another report of a tree on top of four to six unoccupied vehicles. No injuries occurred.
March 1997Thunderstorm WindColumbus$50,000no account filed
June 2019Flash FloodEast Columbus$45,000Dispatch reported standing water on many roads across Columbus with storm drains unable to keep up due to heavy thunderstorm rainfall. Several cars were standing in several feet of water.
June 2019Flash FloodEast Columbus$40,000Significant flooding was reported in and around Columbus with numerous streets closed and cars stranded in flood water due to heavy thunderstorm rainfall.
June 2008Thunderstorm WindEast Columbus$40,000Damage was reported south of the airport near Rocky Ford Road. Powerlines were blown down and parts of roofs were off buildings due to damaging thunderstorm winds.
June 2018FloodEast Columbus$30,000Water was reported to be up to the door handles of one or more vehicles in Columbus due to heavy rainfall.
June 2008Flash FloodEast Columbus$20,000Flash flooding was reported including in areas that rarely flood due to heavy rainfall.
May 2009LightningColumbus$10,000Lightning is suspected to be the cause of a house fire, which held ten occupants, occurring at approximately 4 AM EST. The fire was quickly extinguished by firefighters. This minimized structural damage but contents were a total loss in one room and the rest of the house sustained extensive heat damage, melting all plastic items. Property damage cost has been greatly estimated.
January 2007FloodColumbus$10,000The East Fork White at Columbus flooded. At one point, four teenagers had to be rescued by the Bartholomew County Swift Water Rescue Team after driving into flood waters. The vehicle had stalled in high water and was beginning to be swept away. No one was injured.
May 2004Thunderstorm WindColumbus$10,000A tree fell on a van busting out its windows and flattening its suspension. Several other trees were also downed in the vicinity.
July 2015Thunderstorm WindEast Columbus$8,000Broadcast media reported that a tree was down on a house and there were power outages in parts of town due to damaging thunderstorm wind gusts.
June 2019Thunderstorm WindEast Columbus$7,000An estimated thunderstorm wind gust of 60 mph downed numerous trees, ranging from 18 to 30 inches in diameter, due to damaging thunderstorm wind gusts. The spotter saw the trees fall due to straight line wind gusts.
June 2010Thunderstorm WindColumbus$7,000Trees were reported down on many county roads across Bartholomew County. The time this event occurred is estimated.
May 2020Thunderstorm WindEast Columbus$6,000Several trees uprooted at this location due to thunderstorm wind gusts.
May 2020Thunderstorm WindEast Columbus$6,000Several trees uprooted due to thunderstorm wind gusts near Columbus East High School.
July 2008Thunderstorm WindEast Columbus$6,000Trees and utility lines were found down throughout the city due to thunderstorm winds.
March 2026FloodEast Columbus$5,000Clifty Creek, rose through minor flood stage late on the 4th in Columbus, which was amplified by additional isolated downpours during the afternoon that totaled mainly 0.10-0.50 inches. Twelve homeless individuals and three dogs had to be water rescued from their encampment under the US Highway 31 bridge over Clifty Creek.
July 2020Thunderstorm WindColumbus$5,000Several tree branches of unknown size downed due to thunderstorm wind gusts. One fell and damaged a car.
April 2017Thunderstorm WindEast Columbus$5,000Estimated 50 to 60 mph thunderstorm wind gusts downed trees near this location. Pea sized hail was also observed.
May 2002Thunderstorm WindColumbus$5,000Trees down on a trailer
June 1994Thunderstorm WindColumbus$5,000A utility pole was downed on the north side of Columbus.
August 1996Thunderstorm WindColumbus$5,000no account filed
June 2025Thunderstorm WindEast Columbus$4,000Thunderstorm wind gusts blew down a large tree and fence.
May 1995Thunderstorm WindColumbus$3,000Trees and power lines were downed on the west side of Columbus.
May 2013Thunderstorm WindEast Columbus$2,000A tree was reported down on Smith Street in Columbus due to damaging thunderstorm wind gusts. Tree limbs were elsewhere in the county.
May 2011Thunderstorm WindEast Columbus$1,500Tree limbs were reported down on power lines due to damaging thunderstorm wind gusts.
June 2025Thunderstorm WindEast Columbus$1,000Thunderstorm wind gusts split a twelve-inch diameter pine tree in half.
February 2019Flash FloodColumbus$1,000Water was running across Rockyford Road between Talley Road and Bonnell Road due to flash flooding from heavy rainfall.
May 2018Thunderstorm WindEast Columbus$1,000A two foot diameter tree was blown down into the street near the intersection of 16th and Chestnut Streets due to damaging thunderstorm wind gusts. This tree missed hitting a vehicle by about one foot. The report was relayed through amateur radio.
July 2013Thunderstorm WindColumbus$1,000Several tree limbs and power lines were downed in and near this location due to strong thunderstorm wind gusts.
April 2007Thunderstorm WindColumbus$1,000Power lines were down on US-31 between 800 N and 900 N due to damaging thunderstorm winds.
May 1996Thunderstorm WindColumbus$1,000no account filed
May 2011Thunderstorm WindEast Columbus$800Eight inch tree limbs were reported down, due to damaging thunderstorm wind gust, approximately one half mile south of the 25th Street and Taylor Road intersection.
May 1996Thunderstorm WindColumbus$500no account filed
May 2018Thunderstorm WindEast Columbus-A thunderstorm wind gust estimated at 60 mph was observed in this location.
July 2015Thunderstorm WindEast Columbus-An estimated 60 mph thunderstorm wind gust was observed on Central Avenue.
June 2008Thunderstorm WindEast Columbus-Several large tree limbs were down due to damaging thunderstorm winds.
April 2007Thunderstorm WindColumbus-Two trees were reported down near county roads 650 E and 250 N due to damaging thunderstorm winds.
January 2006Heavy RainColumbus-1.3 inches of rain fell in 30 minutes.
June 2006Thunderstorm WindColumbus-Trees were downed.
May 2005Thunderstorm WindColumbus-Several trees were blown down throughout Columbus. One fell on a parked car, and another fell on a church. No damage estimates were available.
May 2005Thunderstorm WindColumbus-A 12-inch diameter tree was blown down.
May 2005Thunderstorm WindColumbus-An estimated wind gust of 60 mph occurred in Columbus.
July 2005Thunderstorm WindColumbus-A church roof, under repair at the time of the storm, was partially damaged by the wind. No damage estimates were available.
July 2004Thunderstorm WindColumbus-Power lines were downed.
July 2003Thunderstorm WindColumbus-Large trees down
September 2002Thunderstorm WindColumbus-Trees and Power lines down
July 1995Thunderstorm WindColumbus-Trees were downed.
May 2025HailEast Columbus-no account filed
May 2020HailEast Columbus-no account filed
March 2012HailEast Columbus-no account filed
May 2011HailEast Columbus-no account filed
January 2006HailColumbus-no account filed
January 2006HailColumbus-no account filed
March 2006HailColumbus-no account filed
April 2006HailColumbus-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Bartholomew County

Map coverage status

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.

Listed places nearby

6 within 8 miles

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 PropertyDistance Listed
North Christian Church2.1 miles2000
James Marr House and Farm2.2 miles1980
Irwin Union Bank and Trust, Eastbrook Plaza Branch2.9 miles2025
Evans Lustron House2.9 miles2022
McKinley School3.1 miles1988
First Baptist Church3.2 miles2000

Sources for this property

National Archives recordThe nomination case file for reference 99001104 in Record Group 79.
Wikipedia articleCommunity-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA.
Bartholomew CountyAll 23 listed properties in this county.

Provenance

  • Listing record. National Park Service National Register of Historic Places, listed-properties dataset, current to 2026-05-22.
  • Map join. Address geocoded through the United States Census geocoder, then tested against the published boundary of every sheet in the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection.
  • How this page is made. Listing fields come from federal records; map-sheet coverage is a labelled coordinate-to-boundary calculation, not a source-field claim.
  • Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
  • Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
  • Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.