Built in 1930. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.
“The Brush Creek Bridge, near Coyville, Kansas, was built in 1930. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.”
Wikipedia article Brush Creek Bridge (Coyville, Kansas), CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 10 National Register listings published here for Wilson County · listed in 1985 · category: Structure · built in 1930.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the National Register database, National Park Service · the Wikipedia article
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 12 fires within 5 miles of Brush Creek Bridge between 2001 and 2018, burning about 1,166 acres in total. None 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5 |
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 August 2017 | Debris and open burning | 100 acres | Wilson County | 2017037 |
| 5 April 2018 | Debris and open burning | 375 acres | Kansas Forest Service | 2018009 |
| 23 April 2001 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Woodson County | not named |
| 14 April 2003 | Recreation and ceremony | 320 acres | Woodson County | not named |
| 5 March 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | 80 acres | Kansas Forest Service | 1600034 |
| 5 March 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 200 acres | Kansas Forest Service | 1600035 |
| 16 March 2015 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Kansas Forest Service | 2015032 |
| 8 February 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Kansas Forest Service | 2015014 |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Coyville, the town this property stands in, in 33 storm reports between 1996 and 2024: 12 hail, 8 thunderstorm wind, 4 flash flood, 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Coyville | $25,000 | A tractor trailer was overturned by high winds. |
| March 2006 | Tornado (F1) | Coyville | $20,000 | Damaged a barn, carport, and some trees. |
| May 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Coyville | $10,000 | Several outbuildings were damaged by strong downburst winds. |
| April 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Coyville | $7,500 | Half of a barn roof was blown off. Also eight inch diameter tree limbs were blown down. |
| August 2019 | Flash Flood | Coyville | $100 | Sections of Kansas highway 39 were flooded. |
| April 2024 | Tornado (EF0) | Coyville | - | Rural fire department found the tornado track starting in Wilson County with most of the damage occurring in Woodson County. |
| May 2024 | Heavy Rain | Coyville | - | Twenty four hour rainfall from COOP observer of 2.25 inches. |
| April 2024 | Flood | Coyville | - | Heavy rain from training thunderstorms produced a range from 3.27 to 8.9 inches of reported rainfall which led to continued flooding with rises along rivers, creeks and streams. High water from Fall River closed United States Highway 400 between Neodesha and Fredonia because of water flowing over it from 6:30AM on the 28th until 7PM that evening. Additionally part of a railroad track near Iola Road south of Fredonia was washed out from the rises along the river which eroded the embankment of the track. Other county roads had water over them well after the rain ended with damage to many of them. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Coyville | - | A metal shed was crumpled and tossed. |
| August 2023 | Heavy Rain | Coyville | - | Rainfall in the past 24hours of 2.18 inches. |
| May 2022 | Heavy Rain | Coyville | - | A Coop observer in Coyville, Kansas reported a 24 hours total of 2.55 inches. |
| June 2022 | Heavy Rain | Coyville | - | The Coop observer 2 miles northwest of Coyville reported 3.25 inches of rainfall in 24 hours. |
| May 2019 | Flash Flood | Coyville | - | Water flowed swiftly across Decatur Rd. between 1 and 1.33 miles north of Coyville. |
| July 2016 | Tornado (EF0) | Coyville | - | Rural Fire Department reported a very brief touchdown in open country. |
| May 2015 | Flood | Coyville | - | Reports of minor street flooding was noted at many low water crossings across the county. |
| July 2013 | Flash Flood | Coyville | - | High water was flowing across highway 75 just north of Buffalo. |
| August 2009 | Flash Flood | Coyville | - | Rainfall amounts of 3 to 5 inches during the late evening hours on the 19th and early morning hours on the 20th caused flooding across a good chunk of Wilson county. Even though the flooding was rather widespread, it was confined mainly to flood prone low-lying areas, flood prone county roads and low water crossings. |
| August 2006 | Hail | Coyville | - | Occurred along with 50 mph winds. |
| April 2023 | Hail | Coyville | - | no account filed |
| May 2014 | Hail | Coyville | - | no account filed |
| October 2007 | Hail | Coyville | - | no account filed |
| March 2006 | Hail | Coyville | - | no account filed |
| March 2006 | Hail | Coyville | - | no account filed |
| May 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Coyville | - | no account filed |
| May 2005 | Hail | Coyville | - | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Hail | Coyville | - | no account filed |
| July 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Coyville | - | no account filed |
| June 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Coyville | - | no account filed |
| June 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Coyville | - | no account filed |
| March 1997 | Hail | Coyville | - | no account filed |
| June 1996 | Hail | Coyville | - | no account filed |
| April 1996 | Hail | Coyville | - | no account filed |
| April 1996 | Hail | Coyville | - | 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 85001419 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Wilson County | All 10 listed properties in this county. |
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