Built in 1914. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.
“The Sutherland State Aid Bridge was a historic bridge in Sutherland, Nebraska. It was built in 1914 by Lincoln Construction Co., with concrete spandrel arches.”
Wikipedia article Sutherland State Aid Bridge, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 9 National Register listings published here for Lincoln County · listed in 1992 · category: Structure · built in 1914.
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 56 fires within 5 miles of Sutherland State Aid Bridge between 2007 and 2020, burning about 2,437 acres in total. 3 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 18 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 12 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2015 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 8 September 2013 | Smoking | 1.0 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 23 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 21 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 21 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 14 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 10 September 2015 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 10 September 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Sutherland, the town this property stands in, in 151 storm reports between 1993 and 2025: 93 hail, 39 thunderstorm wind, 9 tornado, 4 funnel cloud. The reports record 1 injury. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2016 | Hail | Sutherland | 1 hurt | A small child received minor injuries from the hail while heading to a storm shelter. |
| July 2007 | Hail | Sutherland | $550,000 | An intense supercell storm produced very large hail and strong winds as it moved south from north of Sutherland to Wallace. The quarter to baseball size hail severely damaged roofs, broke numerous windows, shredded corn crops, and totaled vehicles. |
| June 2010 | Flood | Sutherland | $125,000 | Thunderstorms with prolonged heavy rain falling on already saturated ground caused widespread flooding across northwest Lincoln County. Up to 6 inches of rain fell with severely damaged rural roads. The intersection of Range and Walker Road was washed out. |
| June 2009 | Flash Flood | Sutherland | $100,000 | Nearly stationary storms produced up to 5 inches of rain in Sutherland and flooded streets and buildings. Approximately 20 to 30 homes had water in their basement. About 2 inches of water rain into the Sutherland school music and weight rooms and into the Sutherland Care Center hallways. The volunteer fire department sandbagged around the school, the retirement home, and several residences in Sutherland. Interstate 80 and Highway 30 between Sutherland and Hershey were closed for a short period of time because of the heavy rain and hail. |
| July 1996 | Hail | Sutherland | $100,000 | no account filed |
| July 2009 | Hail | Sutherland | $50,000 | no account filed |
| June 2009 | Hail | Sutherland | $35,000 | Golf ball size hail was reported at the Interstate 80 interchange at Sutherland. |
| July 2001 | Hail | Sutherland | $20,000 | no account filed |
| July 2000 | Hail | Sutherland | $20,000 | no account filed |
| July 2000 | Hail | Sutherland | $20,000 | no account filed |
| May 2005 | Hail | Sutherland | $18,000 | no account filed |
| May 2011 | Lightning | Sutherland | $15,000 | Public reported that a chimney on the Sutherland High School building was heavily damaged due to a lightning strike. |
| June 2009 | Hail | Sutherland | $15,000 | Large hail damaged numerous vehicles. |
| June 2009 | Hail | Sutherland | $15,000 | no account filed |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sutherland | $10,000 | Trees and power lines down in Sutherland. |
| July 2009 | Hail | Sutherland | $10,000 | The hail lasted 10 to 15 minutes. |
| July 2003 | Hail | Sutherland | $10,000 | Hail damaged vehicles and stripped corn along a narrow path. |
| July 2007 | Hail | Sutherland | $10,000 | no account filed |
| August 2001 | Hail | Sutherland | $8,000 | no account filed |
| August 2001 | Hail | Sutherland | $8,000 | no account filed |
| July 2001 | Hail | Sutherland | $6,000 | no account filed |
| July 2009 | Hail | Sutherland | $5,000 | no account filed |
| May 2005 | Hail | Sutherland | $5,000 | no account filed |
| July 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sutherland | $4,000 | Thunderstorm winds blew down large tree limbs. |
| August 2011 | Hail | Sutherland | $3,000 | Golf ball size hail covered the ground near the Sutherland Power Plant and broke windows out of homes in the city of Sutherland. |
| June 2004 | Hail | Sutherland | $3,000 | no account filed |
| June 2002 | Hail | Sutherland | $2,000 | no account filed |
| June 2016 | Hail | Sutherland | $1,000 | Hail broke out of couple of windows. |
| July 2006 | Tornado (F0) | Sutherland | $1,000 | A small tornado touched down over open rangeland destroying 65 yards of fence. |
| July 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sutherland | $1,000 | Thunderstorm winds blew down a power pole. |
| June 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sutherland | $1,000 | no account filed |
| May 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sutherland | - | Personal weather station reported a 62 MPH wind gust, 1 mile north-northwest of Sutherland. |
| May 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sutherland | - | A 72 MPH wind gust was reported by a mesonet at this location. |
| July 2023 | Hail | Sutherland | - | Public reported golf ball size hail in Sutherland. |
| April 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sutherland | - | Trained spotter reports thunderstorm wind gusts to around 60 MPH at this location. |
| April 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sutherland | - | A UP Railroad mesonet reported a measured wind gust of 60 MPH at this location. |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sutherland | - | Thunderstorm wind gust. |
| May 2021 | Hail | Sutherland | - | Time estimated by radar. |
| July 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sutherland | - | High winds knocked power out to Sutherland. |
| July 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sutherland | - | A semi truck was blown over on I-80 near mile marker 160, near Sutherland. |
| July 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sutherland | - | Multiple trees were downed and a small building sustained damage in Sutherland. |
| July 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sutherland | - | A personal weather station recorded wind gusts to 58 mph. |
| July 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sutherland | - | Multiple tree limbs were downed in Sutherland... some of which resulted in power outages. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sutherland | - | Wind gust estimated at 60 MPH at this location. |
| May 2019 | Hail | Sutherland | - | Hail covering the ground. |
| May 2019 | Hail | Sutherland | - | Baseball to golf ball sized hail reported at this location. |
| May 2019 | Flash Flood | Sutherland | - | Extensive street flooding reported in Sutherland. |
| May 2019 | Hail | Sutherland | - | Hail covering the street at this location. |
| June 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sutherland | - | Trees and power lines down. |
| June 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sutherland | - | No significant damage reported from this wind gust. |
| May 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sutherland | - | Measured wind gust by a mesonet station. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sutherland | - | Public estimated a 60 mph wind gust. |
| July 2015 | Hail | Sutherland | - | Along with golf ball sized hail, thunderstorm wind gusts of 50 MPH were reported. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sutherland | - | A trained spotter reported that power was knocked out in Sutherland. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sutherland | - | Tree damage in Sutherland with tree branches flying by the house. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sutherland | - | Amateur radio operator reported a tree trunk snapped at Highway 30 and Walnut Street in Sutherland. |
| June 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sutherland | - | Winds estimated at 60 mph. |
| June 2011 | Flood | Sutherland | - | Sutherland fire department reported flood damage occurred at nursing home. |
| June 2011 | Flood | Sutherland | - | Public reported that west snake road in Sutherland was flooded. |
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sutherland | - | Numerous large limbs down at a farmstead south of Sutherland. |
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.
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 92000705 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Lincoln County | All 9 listed properties in this county. |
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