Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.
“The Pig Tail Bridge is a bridge in Custer County, South Dakota, United States, which was built around 1930. Located in Wind Cave National Park, it is a spiral bridge.”
Wikipedia article Pig Tail Bridge, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 35 National Register listings published here for Custer County · listed in 1995 · 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 151 fires within 5 miles of Pig Tail Bridge between 1992 and 2020, burning about 19,174 acres in total. 110 started naturally. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 110 |
| Debris and open burning | 20 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2002 | Natural | under an acre | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | BAKER GATE |
| 8 September 2002 | Natural | 6.0 acres | Black Hills National Forest | HAVEN |
| 8 September 1997 | Natural | under an acre | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | TWIN PEAKS |
| 5 September 2000 | Natural | under an acre | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | SANSON 2 |
| 5 September 2000 | Natural | under an acre | Wind Cave National Park | KEYHOLE |
| 5 September 2000 | Natural | under an acre | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | BIG ROCK #2 |
| 5 September 1992 | Natural | under an acre | Black Hills National Forest | PRINGLE #2 |
| 4 September 2016 | Natural | under an acre | Black Hills National Forest | HAVEN |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 71 workings within 5 miles of Pig Tail Bridge: 40 past producers, 14 prospects, 12 occurrences, 5 producers. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Feldspar, Mica, Beryllium, Sand and Gravel, Industrial. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black Hills Lime Company Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Dakota Feldspar | Niobium (Columbium), Tantalum, Beryllium, Mica | Past Producer | ||
| Greene Mine | Feldspar, Lithium, Beryllium, Mica | Past Producer | ||
| La Rue Mine | Beryllium, Mica | Past Producer | Beryl, Mica | |
| Pringle Mine | Feldspar, Beryllium | Past Producer | Beryl, Feldspar | |
| Sky-High Lode | Mica, Feldspar | Occurrence | Feldspar, Mica | |
| Tanner Property | Beryllium, Tantalum, Feldspar, Mica, Lithium | Past Producer | Beryl, Muscovite, Plagioclase, Spodumene | |
| Tanner Property | Beryllium, Niobium (Columbium), Feldspar, Mica | Past Producer | ||
| Amber Lode | Mica, Beryllium, Feldspar | Past Producer | ||
| Apex Claim | Mica, Beryllium | Past Producer | Beryl, Muscovite |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Beaver Creek Bridge | 1.2 miles | 1984 |
 | Cold Springs Schoolhouse | 1.7 miles | 1973 |
 | Wind Cave National Park Administrative and Utility Area Historic District | 3.2 miles | 1984 |
| Norman B. Streeter Homestead | 7.1 miles | 1995 | |
 | South Dakota Dept. of Transportation Bridge No. 17-289-107 | 7.9 miles | 1993 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 95000344 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Custer County | All 35 listed properties in this county. |
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