Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.
“The Lewis Bridge over the Keya Paha River is a historic bridge listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.”
Wikipedia article Lewis Bridge (Keya Paha River), CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 2 National Register listings published here for Keya Paha 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 Lewis Bridge between 2000 and 2020, burning about 74 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 |
|---|---|
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 July 2000 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Colome Volunteer Fire Department | CLIF PAULSON |
| 21 November 2009 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | not named |
| 15 October 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 13 October 2020 | Recreation and ceremony | 10 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 12 October 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 60 acres | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | HAUPT |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Springview, the town this property stands in, in 130 storm reports between 1996 and 2025: 105 hail, 22 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood, 1 tornado. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2007 | Tornado (EF1) | Springview | 1 hurt, $100,000 | The cyclic supercell produced a tornado just as it entered southern Keya Paha County approximately 7 miles south southeast of Springview. The tornado tracked north northeastward for around 17 miles before lifting 5 miles north northeast of Burton. Along the path, the tornado took part of a roof off two homes, snapped trees, destroyed a barn and small outbuildings, overturned a center pivot irrigation system, and snapped 40 power poles. The tornado caused minor injuries to a gentleman that was on a farm tractor. |
| August 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Springview | $3,000,000 | Wind gust were estimated at 80 mph by public. Reports of several trees uprooted. A camper was rolled and a grain bin was damaged. Estimated a half mile of power poles snapped, power lost. |
| May 2007 | Flash Flood | Springview | $120,000 | Heavy rains from thunderstorms caused flash flooding and washed out some bridges, roads, and culverts. Emergency management reported that 67 miles of roads were closed in the county. |
| June 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Springview | $100,000 | A storm system moved through Springview causing major damage to buildings, power poles and numerous trees. Surface wind estimates were 100 mph. The wind at the top of wind turbines west of Springview were measured at 136 mph about 200 feet above the surface. |
| August 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Springview | $80,000 | Thunderstorm wind gusts overturned 2 center pivots, damaged a wind mill and some small sheds and uprooted several trees. |
| March 2019 | Flood | Springview | $50,000 | Heavy rainfall combined with snow melt and frost in the ground for ice jams that produced blocked roadways from large ice blocks and flood waters on Highway 7 in Keya Paha County along the Keya Paha and Niobrara rivers. |
| March 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Springview | $40,000 | The strong thunderstorm winds broke off large tree limbs, tore off the roof of a hay shed, overturned a center pivot irrigation system, damaged a grain bin, and overturned a corn crib. |
| June 2001 | Hail | Springview | $20,000 | no account filed |
| August 2007 | Hail | Springview | $15,000 | no account filed |
| August 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Springview | $10,000 | Thunderstorm outflow winds of 70 MPH moved two anchored sheds off of their foundations, broke large tree limbs and downed power lines. |
| August 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Springview | $10,000 | Thunderstorm outflow winds broke off large tree branches and snapped off power poles. |
| July 2000 | Hail | Springview | $10,000 | no account filed |
| July 2001 | Hail | Springview | $9,000 | no account filed |
| July 2001 | Hail | Springview | $8,000 | Small tree limbs down. |
| August 2003 | Hail | Springview | $5,000 | Hail poked holes in vinyl siding on homes. |
| May 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Springview | $5,000 | Wind damage to shop building |
| July 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Springview | $5,000 | Several large tree limbs blown down. |
| August 2006 | Hail | Springview | $5,000 | no account filed |
| June 2003 | Hail | Springview | $5,000 | no account filed |
| July 2001 | Hail | Springview | $5,000 | no account filed |
| June 1999 | Hail | Springview | $4,000 | no account filed |
| August 2002 | Hail | Springview | $3,000 | no account filed |
| August 1997 | Hail | Springview | $3,000 | no account filed |
| April 2007 | Hail | Springview | $2,000 | no account filed |
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Springview | $1,000 | Thunderstorm wind gusts estimated at 60 MPH produced minor tree damage. |
| June 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Springview | $1,000 | At Sunny Brook Camp (20 miles west northwest of Springview) 10 to 12 inch tree branches were down and a canoe trailer was blown over. |
| May 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Springview | $500 | Large tree down |
| April 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Springview | - | Thunderstorm wind gust of 62 MPH measured at this location. |
| July 2024 | Hail | Springview | - | Nickel to quarter sized hail reported at this location. |
| May 2023 | Hail | Springview | - | Penny sized hail reported at this location. |
| July 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Springview | - | Several power lines were downed in Springview. A roof was also torn off a building. |
| May 2019 | Hail | Springview | - | Heavy rainfall reported along with quarter sized hail. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Springview | - | Public estimated a 60 mph wind gust southeast of Springview. |
| August 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Springview | - | Thunderstorm winds were estimated between 50 m.p.h. and 60 m.p.h. |
| June 2008 | Hail | Springview | - | Hail completed covered the ground. |
| June 2008 | Hail | Springview | - | Nickel to quarter size hail fell for ten minutes. |
| August 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Springview | - | Thunderstorm winds broke off 4 to 6 inch diameter tree limbs. |
| August 2007 | Hail | Springview | - | Winds around 60 mph also accompanied the hail. |
| August 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Springview | - | Strong thunderstorm outflow winds broke off numerous 6 to 7 inch diameter tree limbs. |
| July 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Springview | - | The supercell storm that evolved into a bow echo in Cherry and Brown counties also moved across Keya Paha County, uprooting and breaking off large trees. A hog shed was destroyed and several 1200 pound hay bales were moved from a field into a ditch. Several outbuildings also received major damage. The storm also moved across Rock, Boyd, and Holt counties. |
| July 2025 | Hail | Springview | - | no account filed |
| July 2025 | Hail | Springview | - | no account filed |
| July 2025 | Hail | Springview | - | no account filed |
| July 2024 | Hail | Springview | - | no account filed |
| July 2024 | Hail | Springview | - | no account filed |
| June 2022 | Hail | Springview | - | no account filed |
| June 2021 | Hail | Springview | - | no account filed |
| June 2021 | Hail | Springview | - | no account filed |
| June 2021 | Hail | Springview | - | no account filed |
| August 2021 | Hail | Springview | - | no account filed |
| August 2020 | Hail | Springview | - | no account filed |
| August 2020 | Hail | Springview | - | no account filed |
| September 2016 | Hail | Springview | - | no account filed |
| July 2016 | Hail | Springview | - | no account filed |
| July 2015 | Hail | Springview | - | no account filed |
| July 2015 | Hail | Springview | - | no account filed |
| July 2015 | Hail | Springview | - | no account filed |
| July 2015 | Hail | Springview | - | no account filed |
| September 2014 | Hail | Springview | - | no account filed |
| May 2014 | Hail | Springview | - | 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 92000774 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Keya Paha County | All 2 listed properties in this county. |
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