Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.
“The Clear Creek Bridge, in Butler County, Nebraska, near Bellwood, Nebraska, was built in 1891. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.”
Wikipedia article Clear Creek Bridge, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 10 National Register listings published here for Butler County · listed in 1992 · 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 39 fires within 5 miles of Clear Creek Bridge between 2007 and 2020, burning about 44 acres in total. None 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 | 17 |
| Smoking | 9 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Fireworks | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2009 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 7 September 2020 | Smoking | under an acre | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 4 July 2007 | Smoking | under an acre | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 1 July 2007 | Fireworks | under an acre | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 1 July 2007 | Fireworks | under an acre | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 28 June 2009 | Fireworks | under an acre | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 24 June 2017 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 3 May 2008 | Smoking | under an acre | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Clear Creek 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbus Pit & Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Bellwood, the town this property stands in, in 43 storm reports between 1996 and 2025: 20 hail, 16 thunderstorm wind, 2 flash flood, 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2010 | Flash Flood | Bellwood | $10,000 | Rainfall of 2 inches or so in about an hour caused flash flooding across various county roads and portions of Highways 15 and 64 in northwest Butler county. The rain fell on saturated soils due to heavy rain that fell earlier in the week. Damage from this flooding consisted mainly of gravel washed off county roads and some crop damage. |
| May 2018 | Flood | Bellwood | $1,000 | Between 1 1/2 to 2 inches of heavy rain fell across northern Butler County.This caused water in a low lying area near the the Platte River to overflow across County Road 44 between County Roads E and F. |
| October 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bellwood | $1,000 | Thunderstorm wind gusts estimated at over 60 mph blew some power lines down by Bellwood and blew the roof off of a garage. |
| July 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bellwood | - | Law enforcement report of several trees uprooted and branches broken. Wind speed estimated at 60-65 mph along the outflow boundary of a thunderstorm. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bellwood | - | The Butler County Emergency Manager reported several center pivots overturned and multiple power poles snapped from the intersection of U.S. Highway 80 and State Highway 64 East towards Bellwood. A damage survey also found an empty grain bin that had been blown off its foundation and smashed against the side of a farm building. |
| June 2022 | Hail | Bellwood | - | Trained spotter reported 1 inch hail. |
| June 2022 | Hail | Bellwood | - | Public reported 1.75 inch hail. |
| June 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bellwood | - | Utility Company reported large limbs down on power lines causing power outages. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bellwood | - | Large tree limbs and power lines down throughout Bellwood. |
| June 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bellwood | - | An estimated 60 mph wind gust was reported near Bellwood. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bellwood | - | Law enforcement reported that trees and power poles were knocked down by the wind. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bellwood | - | Wind gusts were estimated to 60 mph. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bellwood | - | Thunderstorm wind gusts were estimated at around 60 mph in the Bellwood area. |
| May 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bellwood | - | Thunderstorm wind gusts estimated at around 70 mph broke power poles and did tree damage along the Platte River north of Bellwood. |
| June 2011 | Hail | Bellwood | - | Hail up to golf ball-size was accompanied by thunderstorm winds estimated at 60 mph. |
| June 2010 | Heavy Rain | Bellwood | - | Rainfall of a little over 3 inches was reported near town. |
| February 2007 | Flood | Bellwood | - | An ice jam on the Platte River caused some flooding around some cabins near the Brandeburgh Lakes area and closed a few county roads northwest of Bellwood for a while this day. After the jam broke downstream, the water went down fairly quickly. |
| August 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bellwood | - | Thunderstorm winds did damage to the roof and south wall of a trailer house. |
| March 2006 | Tornado (F0) | Bellwood | - | A tornado was reported by emergency management and observed by the public west of Bellwood. The tornado did some roof and tree damage and destroyed a farm outbuilding west of Bellwood. This same Thunderstorm cell produced a brief tornado southeast of Richland a few minutes later. It could not be confirmed that the tornado remained on the ground from west of Bellwood to southeast of Richland, however. |
| May 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bellwood | - | A trained spotter estimated thunderstorm winds gusted to 60 mph near town. |
| May 2005 | Hail | Bellwood | - | Accompanied by 40 to 50 mph winds. |
| July 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bellwood | - | Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 mph or more downed many trees in town. |
| August 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bellwood | - | Emergency management estimated wind gusts from thunderstorms at around 60 mph north of Bellwood. |
| May 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bellwood | - | Thunderstorm wind gusts estimated at 70 mph by fire and rescue squad in Bellwood. |
| June 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bellwood | - | Thunderstorm winds estimated at between 60 and 70 mph downed trees in the Bellwood area. |
| May 1999 | Hail | Bellwood | - | Covered highway 81 south of Platte River 6 inches deep. |
| June 1999 | Flash Flood | Bellwood | - | Flash flooding closed county roads between Bellwood and Linwood. |
| June 2018 | Hail | Bellwood | - | no account filed |
| May 2018 | Hail | Bellwood | - | no account filed |
| June 2017 | Hail | Bellwood | - | no account filed |
| July 2014 | Hail | Bellwood | - | no account filed |
| June 2013 | Hail | Bellwood | - | no account filed |
| April 2011 | Hail | Bellwood | - | no account filed |
| August 2007 | Hail | Bellwood | - | no account filed |
| September 2003 | Hail | Bellwood | - | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Hail | Bellwood | - | no account filed |
| June 2002 | Hail | Bellwood | - | no account filed |
| July 2002 | Hail | Bellwood | - | no account filed |
| July 2002 | Hail | Bellwood | - | no account filed |
| June 2001 | Hail | Bellwood | - | no account filed |
| June 2001 | Hail | Bellwood | - | no account filed |
| July 1996 | Hail | Bellwood | - | no account filed |
| July 1996 | Funnel Cloud | Bellwood | - | 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.
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 92000734 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Butler County | All 10 listed properties in this county. |
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