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Mossman Overpass

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2012.

From the record

One of 48 National Register listings published here for Yellowstone County · listed in 2012 · category: Structure.

Sources: the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service

The listing

  • What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 1 structure as contributing to the listing.
  • Address. Mi. 57, N. I-90 Frontage Rd., Laurel, 59044
  • When was it listed? March 2012
  • Category. structure
  • Also known as. Montana's Steel Stringer and Steel Girder Bridges MPS
  • Census division. Laurel
  • National Register reference number. 12000174 - the number the National Park Service assigned this property when it was listed, and the key its nomination file is catalogued under at the National Archives.

Fires near this property

85 since 1994

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 85 fires within 5 miles of Mossman Overpass between 1994 and 2020, burning about 111 acres in total. 1 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/undetermined70
Debris and open burning4
Equipment and vehicle use3
Fireworks3
Power generation/transmission/distribution2
Natural1
Recreation and ceremony1
Misuse of fire by a minor1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
4 September 2018Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreSouthern Land Officenot named
11 September 2017Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSouthern Land OfficeI-90 MM 437
25 August 2017Missing data/not specified/undetermined2.3 acresSouthern Land OfficeSPRING CREEK
25 August 2017Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSouthern Land OfficeEAST RAILROAD & BARNHART RD
24 August 2017Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreSouthern Land OfficeLAUREL MM433
24 August 2003Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreMiles City Field OfficeANDY
19 August 2017Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSouthern Land Office905 W. MAIN-LAUREL
19 August 2017Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSouthern Land OfficePRYOR CREEK

Every fire recorded in Yellowstone County

Mines and quarries near this property

2 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Mossman Overpass: 2 producers. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Krug Sand and Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Mossmain Sand and Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer

Every working recorded in Yellowstone County

Storms near this property

46 since 1994

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Laurel, the town this property stands in, in 46 storm reports between 1994 and 2025: 33 hail, 9 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado, 1 flood. 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
July 1994Thunderstorm WindLaurel$500,000At Laurel hanger damaged at airport and trees down around town. At Billings Airport plane was turned over. Lots of roof and tree damage around town.
June 1994Thunderstorm WindLaurel$50,000no account filed
June 1994HailLaurel$5,000no account filed
June 2025HailLaurel-Hail report.
August 2019Thunderstorm WindLaurel-A tree approximately 6 inches in diameter was downed.
July 2011Thunderstorm WindLaurel-An estimated wind gust of 60 mph was reported in Laurel.
August 2011Thunderstorm WindLaurel-The public reported 6-8 diameter tree branches broken along with a power outage and a roof being blown off a dugout.
May 2007HailLaurel-Winds were gusting around 30 to 40 mph.
July 2007Flash FloodLaurel-A road was reported washed out in the city of Laurel.
June 2001HailLaurel-Windows smashed and roof damaged
July 2001HailLaurel-Hail covered the ground
July 2000Thunderstorm WindLaurel-Wind damage and power outage.
July 1998Funnel CloudLaurel-Several spotters and amateur radio operators reported funnel clouds in and around Laurel.
July 2022HailLaurel-no account filed
July 2022HailLaurel-no account filed
July 2022HailLaurel-no account filed
July 2022HailLaurel-no account filed
June 2021HailLaurel-no account filed
July 2021HailLaurel-no account filed
May 2019HailLaurel-no account filed
July 2018HailLaurel-no account filed
July 2018HailLaurel-no account filed
May 2016HailLaurel-no account filed
May 2014HailLaurel-no account filed
August 2011Thunderstorm WindLaurel-no account filed
July 2011HailLaurel-no account filed
July 2008HailLaurel-no account filed
August 2006HailLaurel-no account filed
June 2005HailLaurel-no account filed
July 2004HailLaurel-no account filed
July 2002HailLaurel-no account filed
September 2002HailLaurel-no account filed
June 2001HailLaurel-no account filed
June 2001HailLaurel-no account filed
June 2001HailLaurel-no account filed
June 2001HailLaurel-no account filed
June 2001HailLaurel-no account filed
July 2001HailLaurel-no account filed
July 2001HailLaurel-no account filed
July 2001HailLaurel-no account filed
July 1997Tornado (F0)Laurel-no account filed
June 1997Thunderstorm WindLaurel-no account filed
February 1997FloodLaurel-no account filed
June 1997Thunderstorm WindLaurel-no account filed
July 1996HailLaurel-no account filed
May 1994HailLaurel-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Yellowstone County

Map coverage status

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.

Listed places nearby

3 within 8 miles

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 PropertyDistance Listed
Riverside Park, Laurel2.9 miles2024
Laurel Downtown Historic District2.9 miles2010
Abraham and Carrie Erb House3.1 miles2005

Sources for this property

National Archives recordThe nomination case file for reference 12000174 in Record Group 79.
Yellowstone CountyAll 48 listed properties in this county.

Provenance

  • Listing record. National Park Service National Register of Historic Places, listed-properties dataset, current to 2026-05-22.
  • Map join. Address geocoded through the United States Census geocoder, then tested against the published boundary of every sheet in the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection.
  • How this page is made. Listing fields come from federal records; map-sheet coverage is a labelled coordinate-to-boundary calculation, not a source-field claim.
  • Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
  • Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
  • Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.