Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.
“The Ponca Creek Bridge, also known as NEHBS No. BD00-224, is a historic Pratt truss bridge spanning Ponca Creek that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.”
Wikipedia article Ponca Creek Bridge, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 3 National Register listings published here for Boyd County · listed in 1992 · category: Structure.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the National Register database, National Park Service
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 17 fires within 5 miles of Ponca Creek Bridge between 2002 and 2020, burning about 4,491 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 8 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
| Natural | 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 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2,500 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | KAYLKOWSKI |
| 23 September 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 14 September 2020 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 8 August 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 5 August 2009 | Equipment and vehicle use | 4.0 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 9 July 2010 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 21 July 2012 | Natural | 5.0 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 19 July 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | 20 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Lynch, the town this property stands in, in 29 storm reports between 1993 and 2025: 21 hail, 7 thunderstorm wind, 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2019 | Flood | Lynch | $5,000,000 | Heavy rainfall led to high flows on Ponca Creek that produced extensive flooding and evacuations in Lynch. Homes and business along Ponca Creek sustained four feet or more of flood water damage, while several privately own bridges along Ponca Creek were destroyed. The flood waters eroded streets along and south of Highway 12. |
| October 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lynch | $60,000 | Winds in excess of 60 mph blew down several power poles. A mobile home was also blown over and a hog confinement shed was destroyed. |
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lynch | $30,000 | Thunderstorm wind gusts estimated at 70 MPH, removed half of a roof off of a barn and destroyed a small shed at a farmstead north of Lynch. Large tree limb damage occurred at this location as well. |
| August 2007 | Hail | Lynch | $10,000 | no account filed |
| July 2001 | Hail | Lynch | $10,000 | no account filed |
| August 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lynch | $6,000 | Large tree branches were blown down by thunderstorm winds. |
| July 2004 | Hail | Lynch | $5,000 | no account filed |
| June 2000 | Hail | Lynch | $5,000 | no account filed |
| May 1993 | Hail | Lynch | $5,000 | no account filed |
| August 1997 | Hail | Lynch | $3,000 | no account filed |
| April 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lynch | - | Thunderstorm wind gust of 58 MPH measured at this location. |
| April 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lynch | - | Thunderstorm wind gusts estimated at 60 MPH along with pea sized hail reported at this location. |
| August 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lynch | - | The public estimated winds to 60 mph. |
| August 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lynch | - | Strong thunderstorm outflow winds broke off numerous large tree limbs. |
| July 2025 | Hail | Lynch | - | no account filed |
| April 2018 | Hail | Lynch | - | no account filed |
| May 2016 | Hail | Lynch | - | no account filed |
| May 2015 | Hail | Lynch | - | no account filed |
| September 2008 | Hail | Lynch | - | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Hail | Lynch | - | no account filed |
| October 2007 | Hail | Lynch | - | no account filed |
| May 2007 | Hail | Lynch | - | no account filed |
| August 2007 | Hail | Lynch | - | no account filed |
| July 2004 | Hail | Lynch | - | no account filed |
| June 2002 | Hail | Lynch | - | no account filed |
| July 2002 | Hail | Lynch | - | no account filed |
| September 1998 | Hail | Lynch | - | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Hail | Lynch | - | no account filed |
| August 1998 | Hail | Lynch | - | 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 92000769 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Boyd County | All 3 listed properties in this county. |
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