Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000.
“Van Wagoner Memorial Bridge is a bridge carrying M-156 over Silver Creek in Morenci, Michigan. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000.”
Wikipedia article Murray D. Van Wagoner Memorial Bridge, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 45 National Register listings published here for Lenawee County · listed in 2000 · 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 7 fires within 5 miles of Murray D. Van Wagoner Memorial Bridge between 2011 and 2019, burning about 22 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 |
|---|---|
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 April 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | FAIRFIELD TOWNSHIP VFD 0000045 - 2019 |
| 29 March 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 16 acres | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 27 March 2019 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | MORENCI FD 0000064 - 2019 |
| 27 March 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | MORENCI FD 0000066 - 2019 |
| 26 March 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | MORENCI FD 0000063 - 2019 |
| 25 March 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | MORENCI FD 0000061 - 2019 |
| 17 January 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | MORENCI FD 0000007 - 2019 |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Murray D. Van Wagoner Memorial Bridge: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Am.Brick and Tile Co Clay Pit | Clay | Past Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Morenci, the town this property stands in, in 22 storm reports between 1995 and 2023: 12 thunderstorm wind, 7 hail, 3 lightning. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2001 | Lightning | Morenci | $150,000 | Lightning ignited a barn. The fire completely destroyed the barn and the contents inside it; including a truck, a tractor, a grain truck, a travel trailer, lawn mowers and tools. Firefighters managed to save the house next to the barn. The house sustained only minor damage. |
| August 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Morenci | $80,000 | Strong straight-line winds associated with a thunderstorm destroyed five mobile homes in a campground. Extenseive damage was done to the roof of a house when a large tree fell on the roof. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Morenci | $60,000 | Local media reported trees and wires. A garage and car were also damaged. |
| May 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Morenci | $35,000 | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Morenci | $30,000 | Numerous trees and power lines reported down. |
| July 1998 | Lightning | Morenci | $18,000 | A barn burned to the ground after being struck by lightning. |
| May 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Morenci | $10,000 | Many trees were uprooted. A church also sustained roof and brick damage. |
| August 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Morenci | $10,000 | Thunderstorms moved east along a warm front in far southern Michigan. One of these became briefly severe, downing trees in the Morenci area. |
| April 1999 | Lightning | Morenci | $7,000 | no account filed |
| November 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Morenci | $5,000 | no account filed |
| August 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Morenci | $2,000 | Several power lines reported down. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Morenci | - | Numerous trees and power lines were reported down in Morenci. |
| May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Morenci | - | Multiple trees reported down. |
| July 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Morenci | - | Local law enforcement reported a wire blown down. |
| April 2020 | Hail | Morenci | - | no account filed |
| August 2013 | Hail | Morenci | - | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Hail | Morenci | - | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Hail | Morenci | - | no account filed |
| June 2005 | Hail | Morenci | - | no account filed |
| May 2004 | Hail | Morenci | - | no account filed |
| January 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Morenci | - | no account filed |
| April 1996 | Hail | Morenci | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | George B. and Amanda Bradish Horton Farmstead | 7.9 miles | 2007 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 99001731 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Lenawee County | All 45 listed properties in this county. |
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