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Photograph of Route 66 Bridge over the Chicago, Rock Island and Gulf Railroad
Photograph by Bubba73, CC BY-SA 3.0. Via Wikimedia Commons.

Route 66 Bridge over the Chicago, Rock Island and Gulf Railroad

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.

From the record

“The Route 66 Bridge over the Chicago, Rock Island and Gulf Railroad, in Wheeler County, Texas near Shamrock, Texas, was built in 1932. It now carries the south frontage road of Interstate 40 over the former Chicago, Rock Island and Gulf Railway right-of-way.”

Wikipedia article Route 66 Bridge over the Chicago, Rock Island and Gulf Railroad, CC BY-SA 4.0.

One of 18 National Register listings published here for Wheeler County · listed in 2007 · category: Structure.

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

The listing

  • What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 1 structure as contributing to the listing.
  • Address. I-40 south frontage road over the former CRI&G RR ROW, Shamrock, 79079
  • When was it listed? April 2007
  • Category. structure
  • Also known as. Route 66 in Texas MPS
  • Census division. Shamrock
  • National Register reference number. 06000925 - 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

17 since 2006

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 17 fires within 5 miles of Route 66 Bridge over the Chicago, Rock Island and Gulf Railroad between 2006 and 2018, burning about 15,144 acres in total. 4 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
Equipment and vehicle use4
Natural4
Missing data/not specified/undetermined4
Debris and open burning2
Power generation/transmission/distribution1
Arson/incendiarism1
Misuse of fire by a minor1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
9 September 2009Natural4.0 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceCARBON BLACK RD GRASS FIRE
31 July 2011Natural200 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceDABERRY ROAD
10 July 2011Equipment and vehicle use350 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceEMMERT FIRE
9 June 2008Missing data/not specified/undetermined75 acresTexas A & M Forest Servicenot named
9 June 2008Natural25 acresTexas A & M Forest Servicenot named
8 June 2008Natural50 acresTexas A & M Forest Servicenot named
2 May 2008Missing data/not specified/undetermined250 acresTexas A & M Forest Servicenot named
14 April 2018Missing data/not specified/undetermined1,386 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceCR 26

Every fire recorded in Wheeler County

Storms near this property

60 of 99 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Shamrock, the town this property stands in, in 99 storm reports between 1993 and 2024: 67 hail, 24 thunderstorm wind, 4 tornado, 2 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
July 1994Thunderstorm WindShamrock$500,000Thunderstorms across the central Texas panhandle produced dime- to quarter-size hail and 60 mph winds. These reports came for EOC's, Sheriff Offices, radio stations, and storm spotters. In Wheeler County thunderstorm winds took portions of the roof from the Best Western Irish Inn and deposited it on six cars, exposing 18 rooms. Total wind damage in the community of Shamrock was in excess of $200K.
June 1997HailShamrock$250,000Numerous reports of golfball to baseball size hail in Shamrock and there was extensive damage.
March 2024Tornado (EF1)Shamrock$75,000This quick, brief tornado touched down to the north of I-40. Spotters reported a funnel cloud had crossed I-40, but no damage was noted. The tornado caused damage to the Dalton O Gorman Rodeo Arena. Here it caused roof damage where a large section of the eastern half of the roof was blown off and the south facing wall was blown down. No other damage occurred in this area so it is believed to be a narrow path. The tornado|lifted soon thereafter. The estimated winds with this tornado was 100mph.
April 2001Thunderstorm WindShamrock$70,000An eighteen wheeler was reported blown over and a house lost its roof.
June 2007Thunderstorm WindShamrock$67,000Reported that three semi trucks had been blown over near the town of Shamrock. No injuries or fatalities were reported.
June 1996Thunderstorm WindShamrock$50,000no account filed
December 1993Thunderstorm WindShamrock$50,000no account filed
May 1995HailShamrock$25,000no account filed
March 2007Thunderstorm WindShamrock$23,000Metal building roof caved in and windows and doors were blown out by the high winds. Two houses had their roof raised and several trees with eight inch diameter limbs were blown down. No injuries were reported.
February 2023Thunderstorm WindShamrock$15,000Power lines were reported down in Shamrock.
June 1999Thunderstorm WindShamrock$15,000Report of eighteen-wheeler blown over on the eastern edge of Shamrock on Interstate 40.
October 2000Thunderstorm WindShamrock$10,000Tractor-trailer trucks were reported blown over by the high winds.
April 2012HailShamrock$10,000no account filed
June 2007HailShamrock$2,000Also reported that winds of less than fifty knots caused tree limb damage in the town of Shamrock along with power outages and that the heavy rainfall resulted in brief ponding of water on roadways.
June 2012Thunderstorm WindShamrock$500The thunderstorm wind gusts caused multiple horse trailers to be flipped over as relayed by the National Severe Storms Laboratory. There were no reports of injuries or fatalities.
February 2000Thunderstorm WindShamrock$500no account filed
June 2024FloodShamrock-Public reports of water covering roads and ponding on main street on the north side of Shamrock were received.
May 2019HailShamrock-Late report of half dollar hail. Time estimated by radar.
May 2016HailShamrock-Quarter size hail was reported 1 mile north-northwest of Shamrock, with no accumulation.
May 2016HailShamrock-One inch hail fell in Wheeler.
April 2015HailShamrock-Law enforcement received golf ball size hail 5 miles east-northeast of Shamrock, Texas.
May 2015Tornado (EF0)Shamrock-This was the third tornado to cycle from the same parent supercell thunderstorm, and the smallest of the three. The exact location and times of the beginning and ending points of the tornado are estimated using spotter reports, radar and survey results as end points were not accessible and occurred in open farmland. Damage was consistent with EF-0 along the path.
May 2013HailShamrock-A thunderstorm moved over the city of Sherman (Wheeler County) during the afternoon hours of the 8th. While over the city, the thunderstorm produced hail up to the size of golf balls as reported by a trained storm spotter.
May 2013HailShamrock-A thunderstorm moved over the city of Sherman (Wheeler County) during the afternoon hours of the 8th. While over the city, the thunderstorm produced hail up to the size of golf balls as reported by law enforcement.
August 2013Heavy RainShamrock-Both discrete thunderstorms and a line of thunderstorms moved across Wheeler County during the late evening hours of the 8th. Both produced heavy rain in Shamrock (Wheeler County) which lead to minor flooding in and around the city as reported by local law enforcement. No swift water rescues or stranded motorist were reported in association to this flooding. The minor flooding quickly dissipated as the heavy rain moved out of the city.
August 2012HailShamrock-The hail was reported by the Texas Department of Public Safety on Interstate 40 in the town of Shamrock, Texas.
July 2004Thunderstorm WindShamrock-Reported by Texas Department of Public Safety officer on Interstate 40 in Shamrock.
September 2003Flash FloodShamrock-Flash flooding reported in the town of Shamrock where a two mile stretch of U.S. Highway 66 was underwater and numerous streets were completely underwater.
April 1997Flash FloodShamrock-Interstate 40 closed due to high water which also moved 12,000 pound construction concrete blocks.
May 1997Tornado (F0)Shamrock-Tornado reported in Pakan community.
May 1995HailShamrock-Thunderstorms produced dime- to golf ball-size hail. In Dumas the large hail damaged several automobiles and fell to a depth of two inches in places.
May 1995Tornado (F0)Shamrock-A significant severe weather day with five tornadoes and hail up to softball-size. Damage in Pampa was estimate at over $200,000. The majority of the remaining damage occurred to automobile along highway corridors. All five tornadoes we over open county and were reported by Skywarn spotters, Vortex spotters or local TV meteorologists.
April 2024HailShamrock-no account filed
June 2023HailShamrock-no account filed
May 2022HailShamrock-no account filed
May 2022HailShamrock-no account filed
April 2019HailShamrock-no account filed
April 2019HailShamrock-no account filed
May 2019HailShamrock-no account filed
June 2012HailShamrock-no account filed
April 2012HailShamrock-no account filed
April 2012HailShamrock-no account filed
April 2012HailShamrock-no account filed
April 2012HailShamrock-no account filed
April 2012HailShamrock-no account filed
June 2012HailShamrock-no account filed
April 2009HailShamrock-no account filed
April 2009HailShamrock-no account filed
July 2009HailShamrock-no account filed
July 2009HailShamrock-no account filed
June 2007Thunderstorm WindShamrock-no account filed
June 2007Thunderstorm WindShamrock-no account filed
May 2007HailShamrock-no account filed
April 2006HailShamrock-no account filed
April 2006HailShamrock-no account filed
June 2006HailShamrock-no account filed
May 2006HailShamrock-no account filed
May 2006Thunderstorm WindShamrock-no account filed
April 2005HailShamrock-no account filed
April 2004HailShamrock-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Wheeler 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

6 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 PropertyDistance Listed
Route 66 in Wheeler County, Texas1.9 miles2020
Route 66 in Wheeler County, Texas2.8 miles2020
Route 66 in Wheeler County, Texas2.8 miles2020
Route 66 in Wheeler County, Texas3.9 miles2020
Route 66 in Wheeler County, Texas4.6 miles2020
Route 66 in Wheeler County, Texas5.1 miles2020

Sources for this property

National Archives recordThe nomination case file for reference 06000925 in Record Group 79.
Wikipedia articleCommunity-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA.
Wheeler CountyAll 18 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.
  • 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.