Built in 1902. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003.
“North Gypsum Creek Truss Leg Bedstead Bridge (59-LT-22) is an historic bridge in McPherson County, Roxbury, Kansas.”
Wikipedia article North Gypsum Creek Truss Leg Bedstead Bridge, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 26 National Register listings published here for McPherson County · listed in 2003 · category: Structure · built in 1902, by Kansas City Bridge Company.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the National Register database, National Park Service
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 8 fires within 5 miles of North Gypsum Creek Truss Leg Bedstead Bridge between 2015 and 2020, burning about 124 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 | 6 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 April 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Kansas Forest Service | not named |
| 29 April 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 100 acres | Kansas Forest Service | 19093 |
| 2 March 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Kansas Forest Service | not named |
| 8 February 2018 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Kansas Forest Service | 5727 |
| 11 February 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 acres | Kansas Forest Service | 529 |
| 2 November 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Kansas Forest Service | 8985 |
| 29 October 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Kansas Forest Service | 8392 |
| 25 January 2018 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Kansas Forest Service | 18-0003 |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Roxbury, the town this property stands in, in 36 storm reports between 1996 and 2023: 19 hail, 11 thunderstorm wind, 3 flood, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2014 | Hail | Roxbury | $50,000 | Sixty mph winds were also reported. The wind driven hail produced damage to vinyl siding of houses. |
| May 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Roxbury | $30,000 | Roof damage occurred and a shed was destroyed at a farm. Trees were also uprooted and power lines were blown down. |
| July 2019 | Flash Flood | Roxbury | $10,000 | Severe street flooding and impassible roadways were reported throughout town. There were numerous reports of flooded basements and water over water roadways east of town. |
| August 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Roxbury | $10,000 | A trained spotter reported 24 inch diameter trees down at the Roxbury Cemetery. Multiple branches of 16 to 18 inches in diameter blocked Smoky Valley Road. Some minor roof damage was reported as well. |
| May 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Roxbury | $5,000 | Quarter size hail was also reported. |
| May 2014 | Hail | Roxbury | $5,000 | Five windows were broken out of a home on the west side from the large hail. |
| July 2019 | Flood | Roxbury | $100 | Multiple county roads had water over them near Roxbury. |
| July 2019 | Flood | Roxbury | $100 | A picture was submitted to social media of some lowland and field flooding south of Roxbury. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Roxbury | - | An individual estimated wind speeds of 50 to 60 mph. Several tree limbs of unknown size were downed. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Roxbury | - | A trained spotter estimated wind gusts to be around 50 to 60 mph. |
| May 2021 | Heavy Rain | Roxbury | - | This was a 24 hour rainfall report of 3.87 inches Cocorahs station KS-MP-36 Galva 9.5 N. |
| September 2021 | Heavy Rain | Roxbury | - | A cocorahs observer reported 3.83 inches. |
| May 2019 | Hail | Roxbury | - | The report was received via social media. |
| August 2013 | Flood | Roxbury | - | Minor street flooding was reported in McPherson and several areas across the northern part of the county. |
| August 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Roxbury | - | Pea sized hail also occured with the winds. |
| July 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Roxbury | - | Several tree limbs were downed across the town. |
| June 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Roxbury | - | Downed limbs. |
| May 2019 | Hail | Roxbury | - | no account filed |
| June 2011 | Hail | Roxbury | - | no account filed |
| June 2011 | Hail | Roxbury | - | no account filed |
| June 2011 | Hail | Roxbury | - | no account filed |
| June 2011 | Hail | Roxbury | - | no account filed |
| June 2011 | Hail | Roxbury | - | no account filed |
| August 2010 | Hail | Roxbury | - | no account filed |
| August 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Roxbury | - | no account filed |
| May 2007 | Hail | Roxbury | - | no account filed |
| June 2004 | Hail | Roxbury | - | no account filed |
| September 2004 | Hail | Roxbury | - | no account filed |
| July 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Roxbury | - | no account filed |
| May 2002 | Hail | Roxbury | - | no account filed |
| September 1998 | Hail | Roxbury | - | no account filed |
| September 1998 | Hail | Roxbury | - | no account filed |
| May 1997 | Hail | Roxbury | - | no account filed |
| May 1997 | Hail | Roxbury | - | no account filed |
| May 1996 | Hail | Roxbury | - | no account filed |
| July 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Roxbury | - | 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.
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 03000367 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| McPherson County | All 26 listed properties in this county. |
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