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New Rockford Bridge

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997.

From the record

“The New Rockford Bridge near New Rockford, North Dakota is a Warren truss bridge structure that was built in 1904 over the James River. It was built by Fargo Bridge & Iron Co. at a cost of $4396.”

Wikipedia article New Rockford Bridge, CC BY-SA 4.0.

One of 6 National Register listings published here for Eddy County · listed in 1997 · category: Structure.

Sources: the Wikipedia article · 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. Across the James River, unnamed co. rd., jct. with ND 15, New Rockford, 58356
  • When was it listed? March 1997
  • Category. structure
  • Also known as. Historic Roadway Bridges of North Dakota MPS
  • City. New Rockford city
  • National Register reference number. 97000173 - 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

6 since 2004

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 6 fires within 5 miles of New Rockford Bridge between 2004 and 2019, burning about 360 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
Debris and open burning3
Arson/incendiarism1
Missing data/not specified/undetermined1
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
29 August 2017Debris and open burning5.0 acresNorth Dakota State Forest ServiceJENSRUD
5 May 2017Misuse of fire by a minor1.0 acresNorth Dakota State Forest ServiceRRVW FIRE
18 May 2004Missing data/not specified/undetermined350 acresNorth Dakota State Forest ServiceNEW ROCKFORD
17 May 2019Debris and open burning1.0 acresNorth Dakota State Forest ServiceSCHMALTZ FIRE
27 April 2019Debris and open burning2.0 acresNorth Dakota State Forest ServiceTOLLEFSON FIRE 1
14 April 2005Arson/incendiarism1.0 acresFort Totten Agency137

Every fire recorded in Eddy County

Mines and quarries near this property

1 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of New Rockford Bridge: 1 producer. 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
Robert Weber PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer

Every working recorded in Eddy County

Storms near this property

60 of 79 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names New Rockford, the town this property stands in, in 79 storm reports between 1996 and 2022: 51 hail, 15 thunderstorm wind, 4 tornado, 4 flash 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 2018Thunderstorm WindNew Rockford$500,000Numerous trees were uprooted in town. Some of the trees fell on power lines, leading to widespread power outages.
July 1996HailNew Rockford$200,000no account filed
July 2011HailNew Rockford$100,000Hail moved into the town of New Rockford where shingles, roofing, and vehicles received some damages.
June 2000Flash FloodNew Rockford$100,0004 to 6 inches of rain fell in New Rockford, causing a ceiling in an apartment building to collapse. The 25 residents of the building had to be evacuated. The Burlington Northern-Santa Fe railroad depot in town was also inundated with water. Streets and several homes were also flooded.
August 1999Thunderstorm WindNew Rockford$20,000Large trees were downed around New Rockford, some falling on power lines. One tree fell on a house, damaging the roof. Several signs were also damaged.
July 2011Tornado (EF1)New Rockford$10,000The tornado broke down two power poles along the west side of highway 281 and severely damaged several trees in a shelterbelt east of highway 281. Peak winds were estimated at 105 mph.
June 2002Thunderstorm WindNew Rockford$2,000Strong winds blew down trees in New Rockford.
July 2002Thunderstorm WindNew Rockford$1,000Trees were blown down in New Rockford.
July 2011Flash FloodNew Rockford$500Water covered county road 4 southeast of New Rockford, along Rocky Run Creek.
July 2001Thunderstorm WindNew Rockford$500Tree branches were blown down.
July 2022Thunderstorm WindNew Rockford-Several large, 3 to 5 inch tree branches were broken down around a farmstead. Three sections of stock fencing were blown down. Time estimated based on radar.
September 2022HailNew Rockford-Public reports ping-pong ball-sized hail. Broadcast media relayed this report to the NWS.
July 2021HailNew Rockford-Report posted via social media.
July 2020Funnel CloudNew Rockford-A small rope funnel was noted near the cloud base.
August 2019HailNew Rockford-Quarter to half dollar sized hail was reported.
August 2019HailNew Rockford-Dime to nickel sized hail was reported.
July 2018Thunderstorm WindNew Rockford-Significant tree damage was reported.
August 2016HailNew Rockford-A patch of dime to quarter sized hail and very heavy rain moved across the Wells County line into southwest Rosefield Township in Eddy County.
August 2016Funnel CloudNew Rockford-A brief funnel cloud was observed west of New Rockford.
July 2015HailNew Rockford-Nickel to quarter sized hail fell.
August 2013Thunderstorm WindNew Rockford-The strong winds caused a car to shake violently.
July 2011Thunderstorm WindNew Rockford-Two power poles were snapped along United States highway 281.
July 2011Thunderstorm WindNew Rockford-High winds in town blew down trees with some street flooding also reported.
June 2011Heavy RainNew Rockford-Localized street flooding was reported.
June 2010HailNew Rockford-Dime to quarter sized hail stripped leaves from trees and bean fields.
June 2008Heavy RainNew Rockford-The Eddy County emergency manager reported an estimated three inches of rain fell over one hour, which resulted in some street flooding.
August 2007FloodNew Rockford-Farm fields and ditches were flooded by over 2 inches of rain in about an hour.
June 2004Tornado (F1)New Rockford-A tornado tore the roof off a pole barn and caved in a grain bin.
July 2003Thunderstorm WindNew Rockford-A large tree was blown down.
June 2002Flash FloodNew Rockford-Several streets were flooded.
August 2001Flash FloodNew Rockford-Basement flooding was reported.
July 2001Thunderstorm WindNew Rockford-Many trees were blown over.
August 2001Tornado (F0)New Rockford-A brief touchdown was reported.
August 2021HailNew Rockford-no account filed
July 2020HailNew Rockford-no account filed
June 2020HailNew Rockford-no account filed
July 2016HailNew Rockford-no account filed
July 2015HailNew Rockford-no account filed
June 2015HailNew Rockford-no account filed
July 2011HailNew Rockford-no account filed
July 2011HailNew Rockford-no account filed
August 2010HailNew Rockford-no account filed
June 2008HailNew Rockford-no account filed
June 2008Thunderstorm WindNew Rockford-no account filed
July 2007HailNew Rockford-no account filed
June 2006HailNew Rockford-no account filed
May 2005HailNew Rockford-no account filed
May 2005HailNew Rockford-no account filed
July 2005HailNew Rockford-no account filed
June 2004HailNew Rockford-no account filed
July 2004Thunderstorm WindNew Rockford-no account filed
June 2003HailNew Rockford-no account filed
June 2003HailNew Rockford-no account filed
August 2002Thunderstorm WindNew Rockford-no account filed
June 2001HailNew Rockford-no account filed
August 2001HailNew Rockford-no account filed
August 2001HailNew Rockford-no account filed
September 2001HailNew Rockford-no account filed
June 2000HailNew Rockford-no account filed
June 2000HailNew Rockford-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Eddy 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

4 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
Eddy County Courthouse0.4 miles1985
US Post Office-New Rockford0.4 miles1989
Jens Myhre Round Barn5.2 miles
Sylvanus Marriage Octagonal Barn5.3 miles1986

Sources for this property

National Archives recordThe nomination case file for reference 97000173 in Record Group 79.
Wikipedia articleCommunity-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA.
Eddy CountyAll 6 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.