Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.
“Swan Creek Bridge was a historic Pratt truss bridge located at Forsyth, Taney County, Missouri. It was built in 1914 by the Canton Bridge Company as one span of a double span highway bridge.”
Wikipedia article Swan Creek Bridge, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 6 National Register listings published here for Taney County · listed in 1983 · category: Structure.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the National Register database, National Park Service
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 42 fires within 5 miles of Swan Creek Bridge between 1993 and 2020, burning about 212 acres in total. None started naturally. 2 were 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 21 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 13 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 September 2000 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 26 September 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 178259-10604-09262018-1503 |
| 9 August 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 179441-10604-08092019-1940 |
| 31 August 2020 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 251307-10604-08312020-2019 |
| 5 July 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 179440-10604-07052019-0907 |
| 4 July 1997 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 10 July 1997 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 9 June 2018 | Debris and open burning | 8.6 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 177566-10604-06092018-0510 |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Swan Creek Bridge: 3 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Iron, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Syler Land | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Ls | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - S+G | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Forsyth, the town this property stands in, in 97 storm reports between 1994 and 2026: 42 hail, 40 thunderstorm wind, 7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2017 | Tornado (EF0) | Forsyth | $100,000 | A National Weather Service survey determined that an EF-0 tornado damaged a strip mall roof and uprooted trees in the town of Forsyth. Estimated peak wind speed was 75 mph. |
| April 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Forsyth | $25,000 | There was damage to a roof, a dock, and several trees blown down near Highway 160. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Forsyth | $10,000 | A power pole and several large limbs at least 3 inches in diameter were blown down. |
| March 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Forsyth | $10,000 | Reports of several trees down on houses along Skyline Road. A roof was on top of a car. |
| May 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Forsyth | $8,000 | Trees fell on two mobile homes causing minor damage. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Forsyth | $5,000 | Tree limbs of at least 1 inches in diameter and a few shingles were blown off a home by high winds. |
| August 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Forsyth | $5,000 | Medium sized limbs and minor shingle damage was reported. |
| May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Forsyth | $5,000 | The Forsyth Fire Department reported a roof collapse due to heavy rainfall. |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Forsyth | $5,000 | A large steel beamed carnival tent collapsed at the Taney County Fair. There were no injuries reported. |
| November 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Forsyth | $5,000 | Severe thunderstorm wind gusts downed powerlines in north Forsyth. |
| July 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Forsyth | $5,000 | no account filed |
| August 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Forsyth | $2,000 | Several large trees were downed on Highway Y and 160. |
| August 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Forsyth | $1,000 | Report of downed two-inch tree limbs. |
| August 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Forsyth | $1,000 | Several trees were blown down just east of Forsyth. |
| July 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Forsyth | $1,000 | no account filed |
| April 1994 | Tornado (F0) | Forsyth | $500 | A small tornado touched down damaging mainly large trees. Reported by Skywarn spotters. |
| April 1994 | Hail | Forsyth | $50 | no account filed |
| April 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Forsyth | - | A large tree branch was reported down. |
| April 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Forsyth | - | A large tree was reported down. |
| March 2024 | Hail | Forsyth | - | Hail to the size of quarters fell in Forsyth. |
| January 2024 | Hail | Forsyth | - | Quarter sized hail was reported. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Forsyth | - | A large 15 inch diameter tree was downed on Chishom Trail. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Forsyth | - | Several trees were reported down on Skyline Drive. |
| May 2019 | Heavy Rain | Forsyth | - | A 24 hour rainfall accumulation of 2.48 inches was reported. |
| May 2019 | Heavy Rain | Forsyth | - | A 24 hour rainfall accumulation of 4.00 inches was reported by the public. |
| October 2019 | Heavy Rain | Forsyth | - | The Mesonet station EW2514 in Forsyth reported 4.03 inches of rainfall. |
| October 2019 | Heavy Rain | Forsyth | - | The Co-Op Observer at ORZM7 in Ozark Beach recorded a 24 hour rainfall of 6.46 inches. |
| October 2019 | Flash Flood | Forsyth | - | Three feet of water was flowing over Columbus Road along Houseman Creek in Forsyth. |
| May 2018 | Hail | Forsyth | - | Pictures of baseball size hail were reported on Facebook. |
| March 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Forsyth | - | Several trees were blown down along Highway 160 east of Forsyth. |
| May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Forsyth | - | Several large tree limbs were blown down on the road. |
| October 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Forsyth | - | Wind gusts up to 60 mph were estimated but no damage was reported. |
| October 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Forsyth | - | Three trees were blown down in Forsyth. |
| February 2016 | Hail | Forsyth | - | Penny to nickel size hail was reported in Forsyth via social media. Time was estimated by radar. |
| April 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Forsyth | - | Medium size tree limbs were blown down at Highway 160 and Highway 76. |
| July 2016 | Hail | Forsyth | - | There were multiple reports of large hail up to the size of half dollar around the Forsyth area. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Forsyth | - | A large tree was blown down in Forsyth. |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Forsyth | - | A large tree was blown down 2 miles north of Forsyth. |
| July 2015 | Flash Flood | Forsyth | - | Water and debris was over Columbus Road just north of Forsyth. |
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Forsyth | - | Wind gusts were estimated between 50 to 60 mph. |
| July 2015 | Flash Flood | Forsyth | - | There was water over Columbus Road north of Forsyth. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Forsyth | - | A foot in diameter tree was blown down in Forsyth. |
| March 2011 | Hail | Forsyth | - | Fire department reported dime to penny sized hail. |
| May 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Forsyth | - | Several trees were blown down from thunderstorm wind gusts. |
| January 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Forsyth | - | An estimated 80 mph wind gust downed large tree limbs. |
| June 2007 | Flash Flood | Forsyth | - | Thunderstorms containing heavy rain caused isolated flooding across Taney County. |
| August 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Forsyth | - | Severe thunderstorm wind gusts downed several small trees across northern portions of Forsyth. Several other downburst winds contributed to downed trees in rural areas near Forsyth. |
| April 2004 | Flash Flood | Forsyth | - | Several low water crossings were inundated near the community of Forsyth. |
| July 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Forsyth | - | Thunderstorm winds downed trees. |
| July 1997 | Flash Flood | Forsyth | - | Heavy rains flooded low lying areas. |
| June 1995 | Tornado (F0) | Forsyth | - | A severe storm produced a tornado at Forsyth and later downed trees to the southeast of Bradleyville. |
| April 1995 | Hail | Forsyth | - | Thunderstorms moving through Taney County produced three-quarters inch hail, and also produced heavy rain that brought water up over Highway H to the north of Forsyth. |
| May 2018 | Hail | Forsyth | - | no account filed |
| May 2018 | Hail | Forsyth | - | no account filed |
| May 2018 | Hail | Forsyth | - | no account filed |
| March 2017 | Hail | Forsyth | - | no account filed |
| May 2017 | Hail | Forsyth | - | no account filed |
| May 2017 | Hail | Forsyth | - | no account filed |
| May 2017 | Hail | Forsyth | - | no account filed |
| April 2015 | Hail | Forsyth | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Samuel T. and Mary B. Parnell House | 7.9 miles | 2008 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 83001055 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Taney County | All 6 listed properties in this county. |
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