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One of 48 National Register listings published here for Lincoln County · listed in 2004 · category: Structure · built in 1933.
Sources: the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
Captain Creek Bridge
Built in 1933. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004.
The listing
- What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 1 structure as contributing to the listing.
- Address. W of jct. of Hickory St. and OK 66B, Wellston, 74881
- When was it listed? March 2004
- Category. structure
- Also known as. Route 66 and Associated Resources in Oklahoma AD MPS; Route 66 in Oklahoma MPS
- Census division. Wellston
- When was it built? 1933
- National Register reference number. 04000134 - 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
3 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 3 fires within 5 miles of Captain Creek Bridge between 2009 and 2015, burning about 1,032 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 April 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 750 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | WELLSTON |
| 7 November 2012 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Pawnee Agency | 4 CEDAR |
| 25 January 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 281 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | FALLIS FIRE |
Mines and quarries near this property
6 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Captain Creek Bridge: 6 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Sandstone Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this property
51 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Wellston, the town this property stands in, in 51 storm reports between 1994 and 2025: 27 thunderstorm wind, 19 hail, 3 tornado, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2024 | Tornado (EF0) | Wellston | $20,000 | Lincoln County Emergency Management reported damage to a home in far western Lincoln County about 6 miles southeast of Luther. A house received roof damage on the east side of the roof and a shed was blown 700 feet into a field. |
| April 2003 | Tornado (F1) | Wellston | $20,000 | This nighttime tornado moved northeast for four miles uprooting and damaging numerous trees. A roof was blown off an outbuilding approximately 7.5 miles south of Wellston. A trailer roof was also damaged approximately 7 miles south-southeast of Wellston. |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wellston | $15,000 | A 15 inch diameter tree was downed onto a house. |
| September 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wellston | $10,000 | Portion of a back porch lofted, landing on the roof of a residence. Time is radar estimated. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wellston | $5,000 | Numerous power lines blown down and a tree blocking the road in the community of Wellston. |
| September 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wellston | $5,000 | Report of numerous power lines down throughout the community of Wellston. Time is radar estimated. |
| May 2003 | Tornado (F0) | Wellston | $5,000 | This is the final segment of the tornado that began four miles south of Luther in Oklahoma County and moved northeast into Lincoln County before dissipating south-southwest of Wellston. The tornado had an entire path length of 7 miles, of which 3.6 miles were in Lincoln County. The extent of the damage found in Lincoln County was determined to be of F0 damage. Many tree limbs were broken or snapped along the path. A section of fence was downed and a tree was broken in the area of NS331 Road north of EW095 Road. Sheet metal was found in the trees along with broken limbs located north of EW095 Road and west of Highway 102. A power pole was found bent with broken tree limbs found in the fence line, north of EW095 on Highway 102 just before the tornado dissipated. |
| April 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wellston | $3,000 | Several trees and power lines down in Wellston. Time estimated by radar. |
| April 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wellston | $2,000 | Powerlines down. Time is radar estimated. |
| April 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wellston | $1,000 | Highway signs were blown down. |
| August 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wellston | $750 | Trees were blown down on Highway 102 and Memorial Road. |
| July 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wellston | $500 | Six inch diameter tree limbs were downed. |
| August 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wellston | $500 | Power lines and 2 to 3 inch diameter tree limbs were downed. |
| August 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wellston | $200 | Tree limbs, 14 inches in diameter, were downed. |
| May 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wellston | $10 | An eight inch diameter tree limb was downed. |
| May 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wellston | $10 | An eight foot long tree limb was blocking a road. |
| August 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wellston | $10 | Eight inch diameter tree limbs were downed. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wellston | - | An estimated wind gust near the intersection of U.S. Route 66 and 3300 Road. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wellston | - | Tree damage was reported in and around the community of Wellston. The location is approximate, and the event time is estimated from radar observations. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wellston | - | Reported by Broken Arrow Emergency Manager. |
| September 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wellston | - | Large tree split in half and power pole damage reported in downtown Wellston. Time is radar estimated. |
| May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wellston | - | Large trees down in southeast of Wellston. |
| May 2019 | Flash Flood | Wellston | - | Water rescues south of Hwy 66 on 3330 Rd in Wellston. |
| May 2019 | Flood | Wellston | - | Water flowing over SH-102 roadway in Lincoln county. Picture was shared by ODOT via twitter. |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wellston | - | Wind gusts were estimated between 60 and 70 mph. |
| August 2019 | Hail | Wellston | - | no account filed |
| March 2017 | Hail | Wellston | - | no account filed |
| July 2017 | Hail | Wellston | - | no account filed |
| April 2014 | Hail | Wellston | - | no account filed |
| April 2008 | Hail | Wellston | - | no account filed |
| May 2008 | Hail | Wellston | - | no account filed |
| May 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wellston | - | no account filed |
| April 2006 | Hail | Wellston | - | no account filed |
| August 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wellston | - | no account filed |
| July 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wellston | - | no account filed |
| August 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wellston | - | no account filed |
| March 2003 | Hail | Wellston | - | no account filed |
| March 2003 | Hail | Wellston | - | no account filed |
| March 2003 | Hail | Wellston | - | no account filed |
| June 2003 | Hail | Wellston | - | no account filed |
| June 2003 | Hail | Wellston | - | no account filed |
| May 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wellston | - | no account filed |
| August 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wellston | - | no account filed |
| July 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wellston | - | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Hail | Wellston | - | no account filed |
| October 1997 | Hail | Wellston | - | no account filed |
| February 1995 | Hail | Wellston | - | no account filed |
| April 1995 | Hail | Wellston | - | no account filed |
| May 1994 | Hail | Wellston | - | no account filed |
| May 1994 | Hail | Wellston | - | no account filed |
| March 1994 | Hail | Wellston | - | no account filed |
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
2 within 8 milesOther 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Warwick School | 3.8 miles | 1996 |
 | Seaba's Filling Station | 4.0 miles | 1995 |
Sources for this property
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 04000134 in Record Group 79. |
| Lincoln County | All 48 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.
- Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
- 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.