South Dakota Dept. of Transportation Bridge No. 56-090-096

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993.

From the record

“South Dakota Dept. of Transportation Bridge No. 56-090-096, near Forestburg in Sanborn County, South Dakota, is a Warren pony truss bridge built by the Iowa Bridge Company in 1912. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993.”
Wikipedia article South Dakota Dept. of Transportation Bridge No. 56-090-096, CC BY-SA 4.0.

One of 4 National Register listings published here for Sanborn County · listed in 1993 · category: Structure.

Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service

The listing

What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 1 structure as contributing to the listing.
Address. Local rd. over Sand Cr., Forestburg, 57385
When was it listed? December 1993
Category. structure
Also known as. Historic Bridges in South Dakota MPS; Historic Bridges in South Dakota MPS
Township. Silver Creek township
National Register reference number. 93001310 - 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

14 since 1999

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 14 fires within 5 miles of South Dakota Dept. of Transportation Bridge No. 56-090-096 between 1999 and 2018, burning about 659 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	8
Debris and open burning	5
Misuse of fire by a minor	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
30 August 2013	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	12 acres	Sanborn County	OLSON BALER
13 August 2014	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	15 acres	South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression	DANTE LAKE
4 July 2017	Misuse of fire by a minor	under an acre	South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression	JORDAN YOUNGBERG
19 June 2017	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	under an acre	South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression	STEVE LYNCH
14 June 2012	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	15 acres	South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression	JUDY BRIGGS
11 June 2012	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	20 acres	South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression	MARK SNEDEKER
16 May 2017	Debris and open burning	100 acres	South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression	GARYOLSON
26 April 2018	Debris and open burning	60 acres	South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression	MT CORNER FIRE

Every fire recorded in Sanborn County

Mines and quarries near this property

4 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of South Dakota Dept. of Transportation Bridge No. 56-090-096: 4 producers. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Site	Commodity	Status
Clay Pit	Clay	Producer
Sanborn County Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer
Senska Pit No 1	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer
Senska Pit No 2	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer

Every working recorded in Sanborn County

Storms near this property

53 since 1994

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Forestburg, the town this property stands in, in 53 storm reports between 1994 and 2022: 19 flood, 15 hail, 15 thunderstorm wind, 3 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
June 2001	Hail	Forestburg	$10,000	Large hail broke windows in Forestburg, and caused an unknown amount of crop damage in nearby fields.
July 2022	Thunderstorm Wind	Forestburg	-	An extended period of thunderstorm wind gusts of 58 mph or greater was measured by South Dakota Road Weather Information System site SD527 4 miles east-southeast of Forestburg. A peak wind gust of 81 mph occurred at 1338CST. Crop damage is an estimate from insured losses. Information provided by the United States Department of Agriculture.
July 2022	Thunderstorm Wind	Forestburg	-	A thunderstorm wind gust of 59 mph was measured by South Dakota Road Weather Information System site SD527 4 miles east-southeast of Forestburg.
August 2022	Thunderstorm Wind	Forestburg	-	A thunderstorm wind gust of 76 mph was measured by South Dakota Road Weather Information System site SD527 4 miles east-southeast of Forestburg.
May 2022	Thunderstorm Wind	Forestburg	-	South Dakota Road Weather Information System site SD527 3 miles east-southeast of Forestburg measured a thunderstorm wind gust of 69 mph. Crop damage is an estimate from insured losses. Information provided by the United States Department of Agriculture.
July 2022	Thunderstorm Wind	Forestburg	-	A thunderstorm wind gust to 63 mph was measured at 1517CST at South Dakota Road Weather Information System site SD527 near Forestburg. Occasional wind gusts from 58 to 61 mph occurred for another 15 minutes.
August 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	Forestburg	-	South Dakota RWIS station SD527 measured a peak wind gust of 60 mph.
July 2019	Thunderstorm Wind	Forestburg	-	Thunderstorm winds measured by RWIS station.
June 2018	Tornado (EF0)	Forestburg	-	A funnel was observed to briefly touch down in an open field, resulting in minimal damage to crops.
May 2016	Hail	Forestburg	-	Large hail, driven by strong winds, damaged vinyl house siding and thermometer shelter.
June 2013	Flood	Forestburg	-	Heavy rain caused minor lowland flooding along the James River. The river crested at 0.4 foot above flood stage near Forestburg on June 29th.
June 2013	Thunderstorm Wind	Forestburg	-	Thunderstorm winds caused tree damage, including a 14 inch diameter limb blown down.
May 2011	Flood	Forestburg	-	Moderate to major flooding of the James River, ongoing since the snowmelt season in March, continued through May but slowly subsided. Farmland and other lowlands near the river remained flooded. With the river subsiding slowly, no new flooding was reported, although some additional road damage became apparent as water slowly receded. The highest stage near Forestburg was 5.0 feet above flood stage at the start of the month.
June 2011	Flood	Forestburg	-	Moderate to major flooding of the James River, ongoing since the snowmelt season in March, continued through June. Farmland and other lowlands near the river remained flooded, with the water level first falling slowly, then rising due to runoff from heavy rain. The highest stage near Forestburg was 4.0 feet above flood stage at the end of the month, though this was still a foot below the peak stage in May.
August 2011	Flood	Forestburg	-	Moderate to major flooding of the James River, ongoing since the snowmelt season in March, continued into early August, with the flooding continuing but very slowly abating through the month. Flooding of farmland and other lowlands near the river very slowly abated. The highest stage near Forestburg was 3.8 feet above flood stage on August 1st.
September 2011	Flood	Forestburg	-	Flooding of the James River, ongoing since the snowmelt season in March, abated very slowly through September. Flooding of farmland and other lowlands steadily decreased, and very few roads continued to be affected. The highest stage near Forestburg was 1.8 feet above flood stage on September 1st.
July 2011	Flood	Forestburg	-	Moderate to major flooding of the James River, ongoing since the snowmelt season in March, continued through July. Farmland and other lowlands near the river remained flooded, with the water level varying slightly up and down due to sporadic heavy rainfall. The highest stage near Forestburg was 4.0 feet above flood stage on July 1st, slightly higher than the peak stage of June, but not as high as peak levels earlier in the Spring.
March 2010	Flood	Forestburg	-	Melting of a heavy winter snowpack caused flooding of the James River which became major during the middle and late part of the month. Numerous fields and roads were flooded. The river crested at 7.1 feet above flood stage at Forestburg on March 25th.
April 2010	Flood	Forestburg	-	Flooding of the James River continued from March through all of April. The river fell slowly during the month, with no new flooding. Farmland and some roads remained flooded, but flooding of major roads abated. The river fell from 6 feet above flood stage at Forestburg at the start of April to 3.3 feet above flood stage at the end of the month.
May 2010	Flood	Forestburg	-	Flooding of the James River continued from March and April through all of May. The river fell very slowly, with some farmland and roads remaining flooded.
September 2010	Thunderstorm Wind	Forestburg	-	Thunderstorm winds blew down several trees and numerous large branches.The winds were accompanied by small hail and 2,5 inches of rain.
June 2010	Thunderstorm Wind	Forestburg	-	Thunderstorm winds caused tree damage, including several branches blown down.
August 2010	Flood	Forestburg	-	Moderate to major flooding along the James River continued into the start of August, but the river fell steadily after the first few days, falling below flood stage at Forestburg on August 19th. Flooding of fields and some roads abated steadily.
June 2010	Flood	Forestburg	-	Moderate to major flooding of the James River was observed for most of the month. The river, which has been slowly falling before June, rose again due to heavy rain, and the number of fields and roads flooded increased again. The river crested at near 6.5 feet above flood stage at Forestburg, which was a little more then half a foot below the March crest.
August 2010	Thunderstorm Wind	Forestburg	-	Thunderstorm winds caused tree damage, including several large branches blown down.
July 2010	Flood	Forestburg	-	Moderate to major flooding along the James River continued, with numerous fields and some roads remaining covered. The river rose near the end of the month, when some of the heaviest rain fell, but remained below its peak March crest at Forestburg.
September 2010	Flood	Forestburg	-	Heavy rain caused minor flooding along the James River, with mainly unfarmed lowlands affected. The river at Forestburg crested at a little less than a foot above flood stage on September 24th.
July 2009	Flood	Forestburg	-	Minor to moderate flooding along the James River continued from June. The river fell slowly at the start and end of the month, but rose for a while in mid and late July due to heavy rains. The flooding continued to affect farmland and pastureland near the river, with flooding of some low lying roads also continuing. The river crested at 1.2 feet above flood stage near Forestburg on July 27th.
June 2009	Hail	Forestburg	-	Large hail caused an unknown amount of damage to windows and crops.
June 2009	Hail	Forestburg	-	Large hail whitened the ground, and caused an unknown amount of crop damage.
June 2009	Flood	Forestburg	-	Moderate flooding along the James River decreased very slowly during June, although the river remained above flood stage at the end of the month. The highest stage near Forestburg was 2.4 feet above flood stage at the start of the month. The lingering flooding affected farmland and pastureland near the river, while flooding of low lying roads slowly decreased.
March 2009	Flood	Forestburg	-	Moderate flooding along the James River resulted from the melting of snow. Farmland and several county roads near the river were flooded. The highest reading at the Forestburg gage was 2.8 feet above flood stage, recorded at the end of the month.
April 2009	Flood	Forestburg	-	Moderate to major flooding continued along the James River. The river rose during all of April, reaching a level 3.9 feet above flood stage near Forestburg at the end of the month. Increasing numbers of roads were closed, and pastureland and farmland along the river was flooded.
May 2009	Flood	Forestburg	-	Moderate to major flooding continued along the James River. The river crested early in the month at 4.0 feet above flood stage near Forestburg on May 4th. The river then began a very slow fall. Several roads remained closed, and pastureland and farmland along the river remained flooded.
August 2009	Flood	Forestburg	-	Lingering minor James River flooding of farmland and pastureland ended early in the month, with the river falling below flood stage at Forestburg on August 7th.
May 2007	Flash Flood	Forestburg	-	Heavy rainfall caused flash flooding of roads, fields, and other low areas.
June 2006	Tornado (F0)	Forestburg	-	A tornado caused tree damage, including some trees uprooted, as it moved over open country. The tornado was observed and photographed by an off duty National Weather Service employee who is also an experienced storm chaser.
September 2006	Thunderstorm Wind	Forestburg	-	Thunderstorm winds blew down several trees and caused other tree damage.
July 2004	Thunderstorm Wind	Forestburg	-	Thunderstorm winds caused crop damage. The amount of damage was not known.
June 2003	Tornado (F0)	Forestburg	-	A brief tornado caused no reported damage.
June 1994	Hail	Forestburg	-	Crop damage was caused by the hail.
May 2016	Hail	Forestburg	-	no account filed
May 2009	Hail	Forestburg	-	no account filed
June 2009	Hail	Forestburg	-	no account filed
August 2008	Hail	Forestburg	-	no account filed
April 2007	Hail	Forestburg	-	no account filed
September 2007	Hail	Forestburg	-	no account filed
June 2006	Hail	Forestburg	-	no account filed
June 2003	Hail	Forestburg	-	no account filed
June 2003	Thunderstorm Wind	Forestburg	-	no account filed
May 2002	Hail	Forestburg	-	no account filed
May 1998	Hail	Forestburg	-	no account filed
August 1996	Thunderstorm Wind	Forestburg	-	no account filed

Every storm recorded in Sanborn County

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

1 within 8 miles

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
	Woonsocket State Bank	6.3 miles	2002

Sources for this property

National Archives record	The nomination case file for reference 93001310 in Record Group 79.
Wikipedia article	Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA.
Sanborn County	All 4 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.