Colclesser Bridge

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.

From the record

“The Colclesser Bridge, over the Niobrara River about 11 miles south of Rushville, Nebraska, is a bridge erected at its current location in 1933. Its span was one of four 248 foot spans in the Columbus Loup River Bridge, that was built in 1888, and that carried the Lincoln and Meridian Highways over the Loup River.”
Wikipedia article Colclesser Bridge, CC BY-SA 4.0.

One of 8 National Register listings published here for Sheridan County · listed in 1992 · 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. Co. Rd. over the Niobrara R., 11 mi. S of Rushville, Rushville, 69360
When was it listed? June 1992
Category. structure
Also known as. Highway Bridges in Nebraska MPS
Precinct. South Sheridan precinct
National Register reference number. 92000729 - 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

14 since 2008

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 14 fires within 5 miles of Colclesser Bridge between 2008 and 2019, burning about 1,045 acres in total. 7 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
Natural	7
Equipment and vehicle use	4
Missing data/not specified/undetermined	1
Debris and open burning	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
3 September 2014	Natural	250 acres	Nebraska Forest Service	not named
3 September 2014	Natural	230 acres	Nebraska Forest Service	not named
25 September 2016	Equipment and vehicle use	75 acres	Nebraska Forest Service	not named
9 August 2010	Natural	5.0 acres	Nebraska Forest Service	not named
3 August 2008	Natural	10 acres	Nebraska Forest Service	not named
21 July 2015	Natural	35 acres	Nebraska Forest Service	not named
15 July 2018	Equipment and vehicle use	85 acres	Nebraska Forest Service	not named
9 June 2015	Equipment and vehicle use	50 acres	Nebraska Forest Service	not named

Every fire recorded in Sheridan County

Storms near this property

60 of 119 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Rushville, the town this property stands in, in 119 storm reports between 1996 and 2025: 80 hail, 25 thunderstorm wind, 10 tornado, 2 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.

When	Event	Place named	Harm	What the report says
August 1996	Flash Flood	Rushville	$500,000	no account filed
June 2006	Tornado (F1)	Rushville	$150,000	An anti-cyclonic left-moving supercell produced a brief, weak tornado that ripped off the roof of a home, destroyed the attached two car garage, moved outbuildings, and destroyed metal cattle shields. Debris from the destroyed home impacted a large metal machine shed and was scattered along a 1 mile path northeast of the farmstead. The home was a complete loss as the chimney fell into the house breaking floor joists.
June 2006	Thunderstorm Wind	Rushville	$150,000	Outflow winds estimated at 90 mph, from an anti-cyclonic left-moving supercell that produced a weak tornado 1.5 miles south of Rushville, uprooted trees, took roofs off two buildings, toppled an old wooden grain elevator, and overturned a camper. Falling trees damaged homes, businesses, and vehicles.
May 2000	Hail	Rushville	$100,000	Extensive damage to houses and vehicles in Rushville.
June 2006	Hail	Rushville	$15,000	no account filed
August 2002	Hail	Rushville	$15,000	no account filed
June 2015	Hail	Rushville	$10,000	The fire department reported that damage occurred to siding and the roof of a house located 2 miles east southeast of Rushville. Hail size was reported as golf ball.
May 2000	Thunderstorm Wind	Rushville	$10,000	Garage wall blown out and dog kennel destroyed
June 2009	Hail	Rushville	$8,000	no account filed
June 2001	Hail	Rushville	$7,000	2.75 inch to 3.00 inch hail was reported.
July 2010	Thunderstorm Wind	Rushville	$5,000	A wet microburst occured in the Rushville area causing roof and powerline damage.
July 2010	Thunderstorm Wind	Rushville	$5,000	Thunderstorm wind gusts produced some minor structural and roof damage in the Rushville area.
June 2001	Thunderstorm Wind	Rushville	$5,000	Thunderstorm wind gusts snapped off utility poles.
August 2004	Hail	Rushville	$4,000	no account filed
June 2004	Hail	Rushville	$3,000	no account filed
July 2011	Flash Flood	Rushville	$1,000	A rural road was washed out 5 miles north of Rushville.
August 2002	Tornado (F0)	Rushville	$1,000	The tornado touched down briefly over open rangeland.
May 2000	Thunderstorm Wind	Rushville	$1,000	Power pole broken
June 2004	Hail	Rushville	$1,000	no account filed
June 2004	Hail	Rushville	$1,000	no account filed
April 2025	Hail	Rushville	-	Delayed report, time estimated by radar.
July 2024	Hail	Rushville	-	Report via social media. Time estimated from radar.
July 2023	Hail	Rushville	-	Public reported hail ranging from quarter to golf ball size south of Rushville.
July 2023	Hail	Rushville	-	Public reported golf ball size hail west of Rushville with photos included.
April 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	Rushville	-	Mesonet wind gust of 65 MPH reported at Rushville.
June 2022	Thunderstorm Wind	Rushville	-	Thunderstorm wind gust.
August 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	Rushville	-	Winds of 60 mph were reported by sheriff.
July 2019	Hail	Rushville	-	Public reported hail to 2 inches in diameter via social media.
July 2019	Thunderstorm Wind	Rushville	-	A trained weather spotter reported a 4 inch diameter tree branch downed and estimated 60 mph wind gusts.
July 2019	Thunderstorm Wind	Rushville	-	A trained weather spotter reported several tree branches downed and estimated wind gusts up to 70 mph.
July 2019	Thunderstorm Wind	Rushville	-	Public estimated wind gusts to 70 mph.
August 2019	Thunderstorm Wind	Rushville	-	Estimated 60 mph winds with power outage in Rushville affecting over 450 people.
June 2018	Hail	Rushville	-	Most of the hail was penny to nickle sized with some ping pong ball size hail mixed in.
June 2016	Thunderstorm Wind	Rushville	-	No significant damage reported from this wind gust.
June 2015	Hail	Rushville	-	Reported hail ranging from pea to quarter size with winds estimated at 40 mph.
June 2015	Thunderstorm Wind	Rushville	-	A trained spotter located 3 miles north northwest of Rushville reported several trees were blown over.
July 2015	Thunderstorm Wind	Rushville	-	Wind gust was from a storm chaser's anemometer.
May 2015	Tornado (EF0)	Rushville	-	At 2008MDT, Rushville Volunteer Fire and Rescue reported a tornado touched down 1.5 miles south of Rushville. The tornado moved briefly north before lifting at 2010MDT. No damage was reported. Average path width was 20 yards.
May 2015	Thunderstorm Wind	Rushville	-	Winds estimated up to 60 mph.
May 2015	Funnel Cloud	Rushville	-	Funnel reported at an estimated time of 2110MDT.
July 2013	Tornado (EF0)	Rushville	-	At 1626MDT, the Rushville Fire Department reported a tornado on the ground for approximately 10 minutes. The tornado was stationary over open range land with no damage reported. The path width was 60 yards.
June 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Rushville	-	Spotter estimated winds to 60 mph.
June 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Rushville	-	This gust was easterly and outflow from a squall line to the east.
June 2011	Hail	Rushville	-	Public reported ping pong ball sized hail.
June 2011	Hail	Rushville	-	Public reported baseball sized hail.
May 2010	Funnel Cloud	Rushville	-	Law enforcement reported a funnel cloud 4 miles west and north of Rushville.
July 2010	Tornado (EF0)	Rushville	-	The public reported a tornado touchdown in a field. No damage or injuries were reported from the tornado touchdown.
June 2010	Tornado (EF0)	Rushville	-	Brief tornado reported by county sheriff at Highway 20 and 360th Lane. No damage was reported as the tornado touched down over a rural area.
May 2009	Hail	Rushville	-	The public reported nickel size hail along with frequent cloud to ground lightning.
August 2008	Hail	Rushville	-	Nickel to quarter size hail fell along with heavy rain and strong winds.
June 2006	Hail	Rushville	-	The hail destroyed 200 acres of wheat and corn crops.
May 2005	Hail	Rushville	-	Hail covered the ground.
June 1999	Tornado (F0)	Rushville	-	The Sheridan county Emergency Manager observed several brief tornado touchdowns along the 2 mile path. No property damage was reported.
June 1999	Tornado (F0)	Rushville	-	A spotter on the scene reported a brief tornado touchdown.
June 1999	Tornado (F0)	Rushville	-	Spotters observed a brief tornado touch down in open country.
August 1997	Tornado (F0)	Rushville	-	A weak tornado made a brief touchdown in open country.
July 2025	Hail	Rushville	-	no account filed
June 2024	Hail	Rushville	-	no account filed
June 2023	Hail	Rushville	-	no account filed
August 2023	Hail	Rushville	-	no account filed

Every storm recorded in Sheridan 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

1 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	Property	Distance	Listed
	Loosveldt Bridge	5.6 miles	1992

Sources for this property

National Archives record	The nomination case file for reference 92000729 in Record Group 79.
Wikipedia article	Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA.
Sheridan County	All 8 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.
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.