Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.
“Verdigris Creek Bridge in Antelope County, Nebraska near Royal, Nebraska was built in about 1918. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.”
Wikipedia article Verdigris Creek Bridge, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 14 National Register listings published here for Antelope 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 5 fires within 5 miles of Verdigris Creek Bridge between 2004 and 2018, burning about 15 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 | 3 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 September 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 30 April 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 29 April 2007 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 17 April 2004 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 19 November 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Royal, the town this property stands in, in 29 storm reports between 1996 and 2022: 15 hail, 9 thunderstorm wind, 4 tornado, 1 heavy rain. 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 2000 | Hail | Royal | $1,000 | The hail cracked the windshields of at least 5 cars in the area. |
| May 2022 | Hail | Royal | - | Trained spotter reported dime to quarter size hail. |
| July 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Royal | - | COOP observer reported small branches down and a screen door blown off of its hinges. |
| May 2019 | Hail | Royal | - | The public reported hail up to 1 inch in diameter. The hail was soft and disintegrating on impact. |
| June 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Royal | - | A thunderstorm produced damaging winds that broke large limbs off cottonwood trees in Royal. |
| October 2013 | Tornado (EF2) | Royal | - | The tornado developed about 2 miles east, and 6 miles south of the city of Royal. The tornado moved in a nearly due north fashion passing to the east of the city. The tornado impacted several farmsteads during the greater than 6 mile path. Outbuildings, trees and power line damage was common along the path of the tornado. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Royal | - | Thunderstorm wind gusts estimated at over 60 mph blew tree debris onto Highway 20 near Royal. |
| June 2011 | Heavy Rain | Royal | - | Rainfall of a little over 2 inches fell in less than 1 hour. The heavy rain reduced visibilities to near zero and caused some brief minor flooding in the area. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Royal | - | Thunderstorm winds estimated at close to 60 mph downed large tree limbs near Royal. |
| July 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Royal | - | Thunderstorm wind gusts estimated at 65 to 75 mph snapped power poles south of Royal. |
| July 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Royal | - | Thunderstorm wind gusts estimated at over 60 mph caused extensive tree damage northeast of Royal. |
| June 2003 | Tornado (F0) | Royal | - | A trained weather spotter reported a brief touchdown of a tornado in open country near Royal. |
| June 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Royal | - | A storm spotter reported thunderstorm wind gusts estimated at 65 mph in Royal. The strong winds were accompanied by 1/2 inch hail. The winds caused tree damage in town. |
| June 2000 | Tornado (F0) | Royal | - | The second Heavy Precipitation (HP) supercell to pass just north of Royal this night produced another short-lived small tornado that touched down in open country causing little or no damage. |
| June 2000 | Tornado (F0) | Royal | - | Brief touchdown in open country. The tornado picked up dust but caused no damage. |
| July 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Royal | - | Trees downed. |
| June 2014 | Hail | Royal | - | no account filed |
| June 2014 | Hail | Royal | - | no account filed |
| June 2011 | Hail | Royal | - | no account filed |
| June 2009 | Hail | Royal | - | no account filed |
| July 2007 | Hail | Royal | - | no account filed |
| August 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Royal | - | no account filed |
| June 2006 | Hail | Royal | - | no account filed |
| September 2006 | Hail | Royal | - | no account filed |
| July 2005 | Hail | Royal | - | no account filed |
| June 2002 | Hail | Royal | - | no account filed |
| September 1998 | Hail | Royal | - | no account filed |
| September 1998 | Hail | Royal | - | no account filed |
| May 1996 | Hail | Royal | - | 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bridge | 4.3 miles | 1992 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 92000770 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Antelope County | All 14 listed properties in this county. |
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