BlockFrom the record
One of 21 National Register listings published here for Ottawa County · listed in 1995 · category: Structure · built in 1936.
Sources: the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
Horse Creek Bridge
Built in 1936. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.
The listing
- What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 1 structure as contributing to the listing.
- Address. Jct. of US 66 and Horse Cr., Afton, 74331
- When was it listed? February 1995
- Category. structure
- Also known as. Route 66 in Oklahoma MPS; Route 66 in Oklahoma MPS
- Census division. Afton-Fairland
- When was it built? 1936
- National Register reference number. 95000040 - 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
5 since 2010Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 5 fires within 5 miles of Horse Creek Bridge between 2010 and 2020, burning about 155 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 2 were 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 July 2011 | Natural | 109 acres | Cherokee Nation Tribe | MIA RETURNS |
| 5 March 2010 | Natural | 1.7 acres | Miami Agency | DEER VALLEY |
| 18 February 2020 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Cherokee Nation Tribe | PHIPPS |
| 11 November 2012 | Arson/incendiarism | 10 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | 30408 |
| 29 January 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 33 acres | Miami Agency | BUFFALO RANCH |
Mines and quarries near this property
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Horse Creek Bridge: 4 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: 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 Limestone Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this property
46 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Afton, the town this property stands in, in 46 storm reports between 1993 and 2024: 22 hail, 16 thunderstorm wind, 4 flash flood, 4 tornado. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2015 | Tornado (EF1) | Afton | $150,000 | This is the second segment of a three segment tornado. In Ottawa County, the tornado moved through open country and then crossed Highway 60 where it threw several round hay bales. It destroyed barns and outbuildings, damaged several homes, and snapped or uprooted numerous trees as it crossed the S 510 Road and S 520 Road. Based on this damage, maximum estimated wind in this segment of the tornado was 95 to 105 mph. The tornado continued into Delaware County, Oklahoma. |
| May 2019 | Flash Flood | Afton | $50,000 | Roads in and around Afton were flooded, and high water flooded buildings. |
| April 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Afton | $50,000 | Thunderstorm winds estimated in excess of 60 mile an hour blew off parts of the roof of the Afton elementary school. The winds also blew the roof off several outbuildings. |
| October 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Afton | $35,000 | Strong thunderstorm wind destroyed several outbuildings. |
| May 2024 | Hail | Afton | $25,000 | Golf ball size hail damaged vehicles and homes. |
| May 2011 | Hail | Afton | $25,000 | Golfball to tennis ball size hail broke out windshields in automobiles and damaged roofs of homes. |
| May 2020 | Hail | Afton | $20,000 | Golf ball size hail damaged vehicles and homes. |
| March 2017 | Hail | Afton | $15,000 | no account filed |
| May 2011 | Hail | Afton | $15,000 | no account filed |
| May 2024 | Hail | Afton | $10,000 | Half dollar size hail damaged homes and vehicles. |
| August 2009 | Hail | Afton | $10,000 | no account filed |
| May 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Afton | $4,000 | Strong thunderstorm wind blew down trees and power lines. |
| November 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Afton | $500 | Numerous large tree limbs were blown down in Afton. |
| May 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Afton | $100 | Several tree limbs were blown down near Afton. |
| October 2024 | Tornado (EF1) | Afton | - | This tornado developed just north of the Delaware/Ottawa County line, to the west of the S 530 Road. It moved east-northeast uprooting numerous trees and snapping large tree limbs before dissipating after crossing Highway 59. Based on this damage, maximum estimated wind in the tornado was 90 to 100 mph. |
| October 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Afton | - | Strong thunderstorm wind uprooted trees. |
| February 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Afton | - | Thunderstorm wind gusts were estimated to 65 mph. |
| August 2023 | Flash Flood | Afton | - | Portions of several roads were flooded northeast of Afton. |
| April 2019 | Tornado (EF0) | Afton | - | This is the second segment of a two-segment tornado. In Ottawa County, the tornado snapped large tree limbs before dissipating south of Highway 59. It was observed by multiple people. Based on the damage, maximum estimated wind in this segment of the tornado was 75 to 85 mph. |
| June 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Afton | - | Strong thunderstorm wind blew down a tree. |
| November 2015 | Flash Flood | Afton | - | A vehicle was driven into high water from the flooding of Little Horse Creek northeast of Afton, and became stranded. First responders rescued five people from the vehicle. |
| May 2015 | Tornado (EF1) | Afton | - | This is the second segment of a two segment tornado. In Ottawa County, this tornado uprooted trees. Based on this damage, maximum estimated wind in this segment of the tornado was 90 to 100 mph. |
| April 2008 | Flash Flood | Afton | - | Heavy rains caused Horse Creek to flood. The water covered a road. |
| May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Afton | - | Reported near Vo-Tech school |
| October 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Afton | - | Severe thunderstorms developed in northeast Oklahoma during the early morning of October 7th. Thunderstorm winds gusted to 74 miles an hour at the mesonet automated observing site in Vinita and to 60 miles an hour at Afton. Quarter-size hail fell at Bartlesville, nickel-size hail fell at Lenapah, and dime-size hail fell 2 miles southwest of Bartlesville and 4 miles east of Welch. |
| May 2019 | Hail | Afton | - | no account filed |
| March 2017 | Hail | Afton | - | no account filed |
| April 2015 | Hail | Afton | - | no account filed |
| March 2013 | Hail | Afton | - | no account filed |
| April 2011 | Hail | Afton | - | no account filed |
| April 2011 | Hail | Afton | - | no account filed |
| June 2010 | Hail | Afton | - | no account filed |
| May 2009 | Hail | Afton | - | no account filed |
| May 2008 | Hail | Afton | - | no account filed |
| April 2004 | Hail | Afton | - | no account filed |
| March 1999 | Hail | Afton | - | no account filed |
| April 1999 | Hail | Afton | - | no account filed |
| April 1999 | Hail | Afton | - | no account filed |
| December 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Afton | - | no account filed |
| July 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Afton | - | no account filed |
| January 1997 | Hail | Afton | - | no account filed |
| June 1996 | Hail | Afton | - | no account filed |
| July 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Afton | - | no account filed |
| July 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Afton | - | no account filed |
| May 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | Afton | - | no account filed |
| May 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | Afton | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cities Service Station | 0.3 miles | 1995 | |
| Narcissa D-X Gas Station | 7.4 miles | 2003 |
Sources for this property
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 95000040 in Record Group 79. |
| Ottawa County | All 21 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.