Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2010.
“Hardy Bridge is a Warren through truss, three-span, two-lane bridge in the western United States. It crosses the Missouri River and is located at milepost 6 on Old U.S.”
Wikipedia article Hardy Bridge, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 43 National Register listings published here for Cascade County · listed in 2010 · 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 76 fires within 5 miles of Hardy Bridge between 1992 and 2020, burning about 3,478 acres in total. 28 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 | 30 |
| Natural | 28 |
| Debris and open burning | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Other causes | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Central Land Office | not named |
| 7 September 2000 | Natural | under an acre | Central Land Office | not named |
| 6 September 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Central Land Office | TOWER ROCK |
| 5 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Central Land Office | DEARBORN |
| 5 September 2017 | Other causes | 16 acres | Central Land Office | BIG PINE LANE |
| 5 September 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 acres | Central Land Office | not named |
| 4 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Central Land Office | DEARBORN |
| 3 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Central Land Office | DEARBORN |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Hardy Bridge: 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Stone. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cascade Quarry | Stone | Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Cascade, the town this property stands in, in 34 storm reports between 1996 and 2024: 16 thunderstorm wind, 15 hail, 2 heavy rain, 1 funnel cloud. 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 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cascade | - | Mesonet station MTM76 Cascade E MDA measured a severe gust. |
| May 2023 | Heavy Rain | Cascade | - | Observer located about five miles south of Cascade reported 1.11 inches of rain fell over a 90 minute period. |
| July 2022 | Heavy Rain | Cascade | - | Public report estimated about 2.30 inches of rainfall. |
| August 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cascade | - | Mesonet MTM76 Cascade e mda. |
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cascade | - | Cascade MDA MTM76 measured a 56 kt (64 mph) thunderstorm wind gust. |
| June 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cascade | - | Thunderstorm wind gusts of 60 to 70 mph. Some trees down. Very heavy rain caused localized street flooding. |
| June 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cascade | - | A 60 mph thunderstorm wind gust in Cascade at 4:44 PM MDT. |
| May 2014 | Hail | Cascade | - | Hail 0.88 inches (nickel sized) reported about in Cascade, MT. |
| June 2013 | Hail | Cascade | - | Severe hail estimated at 1.00 inches in diameter (approximately quarter sized) was reported in Cascade, MT. |
| September 2013 | Hail | Cascade | - | Hail measuring 1.75 inches (golf ball sized) was reported, along with damage to homes and vehicles, 20 mi S of Cascade, MT. Storm lasted about 15 minutes. |
| July 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cascade | - | High winds of 51KT (59MPH) were reported 21 mi SE of Cascade, MT. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cascade | - | Outflow winds produced wind gusts measuring 57KT (65MPH) as reported 21 miles SE of Cascade. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cascade | - | Strong outflow winds generated a gust to 63KT (72MPH) as measured 1 mile NW of Cascade. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cascade | - | Wind gust of 58KT (67MPH) was reported at the Millegan station 20 miles SE of Cascade. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cascade | - | A thunderstorm produced a wind gust to 60 mph at Cascade. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cascade | - | A thunderstorm produced a wind gust to 68 mph was reported at Cascade 5S. |
| July 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cascade | - | A thunderstorm produced a wind gust to 60 mph at Cascade 17SSE. Numerous tree limbs up to 2 inches in diameter were reported down. |
| May 2007 | Hail | Cascade | - | A severe thunderstorm dropped .75 inch diameter hail at Cascade 9SW. |
| June 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cascade | - | A severe thunderstorm produced a 70 mph wind gust at Cascade 20SE. 2x4"s were lifted off the ground. |
| June 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cascade | - | A severe thunderstorm produced a 60 mph wind gust at Cascade 20SE. |
| August 2001 | Hail | Cascade | - | Actual event location Cascade 22 SE. |
| July 2006 | Funnel Cloud | Cascade | - | no account filed |
| July 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cascade | - | no account filed |
| June 2005 | Hail | Cascade | - | no account filed |
| June 2004 | Hail | Cascade | - | no account filed |
| June 2003 | Hail | Cascade | - | no account filed |
| July 2000 | Hail | Cascade | - | no account filed |
| July 2000 | Hail | Cascade | - | no account filed |
| July 2000 | Hail | Cascade | - | no account filed |
| September 2000 | Hail | Cascade | - | no account filed |
| August 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cascade | - | no account filed |
| August 1997 | Hail | Cascade | - | no account filed |
| June 1997 | Hail | Cascade | - | no account filed |
| July 1996 | Hail | Cascade | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Tower Rock | 1.5 miles | 2002 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 09001180 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Cascade County | All 43 listed properties in this county. |
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