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One of 4 National Register listings published here for Coryell County · listed in 2017 · category: Structure.
Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service
Leon Street Bridge at the Leon River
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2017.
The listing
- What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 1 structure as contributing to the listing.
- Address. Leon St. at Leon R., Gatesville, 76528
- When was it listed? February 2017
- Category. structure
- Also known as. Road Infrastructure of Texas, 1866-1965 MPS
- Census division. Gatesville
- National Register reference number. 100000694 - assigned by the National Park Service when the property was listed.
Fires near this property
268 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 268 fires within 5 miles of Leon Street Bridge at the Leon River between 2005 and 2020, burning about 1,284 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 3 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 123 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 68 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 36 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 14 |
| Smoking | 9 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 7 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
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 2013 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 4302 N HWY 36 |
| 8 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | BERRY FIRE |
| 7 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 300 S HIGHWAY 36 BYPASS |
| 7 September 2011 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | POWELL FARM FIRE |
| 6 September 2014 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | FM 2412/1688 |
| 6 September 2011 | Smoking | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | BARTON LANE FIRE |
| 4 September 2011 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | BERRY FIRE |
| 4 September 2011 | Smoking | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | FM 929 FIRE |
Storms near this property
60 of 82 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Gatesville, the town this property stands in, in 82 storm reports between 1993 and 2024: 31 thunderstorm wind, 29 hail, 18 flash flood, 2 flood. The reports record 1 death. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2005 | Flash Flood | Gatesville | 1 killed | A woman was swept into Greenbriar Creek while trying to cross on foot. |
| June 2007 | Flood | Gatesville | $1,000,000 | Numerous residents were evacuated, and at least 24 homes were affected by floodwaters from the Leon River. |
| June 2023 | Hail | Gatesville | $250,000 | A trained spotter reported golf ball sized hail in Gatesville. |
| April 2023 | Hail | Gatesville | $100,000 | A public report indicated 2-inch diameter hail in Gatesville, TX. |
| May 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gatesville | $90,000 | Roofs were ripped off two buildings in downtown Gatesville. At least ten utility poles and numerous large trees and tree limbs were blown down. Seven large windows had to be replaced on the Coryell County courthouse after they were shattered by debris from the storm. The Stillhouse Water Treatment Plant lost a roof as well. |
| February 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gatesville | $75,000 | A gas station near the intersection of US HWY 84 and State HWY 36 had its windows blown in. A sheriff's deputy was injured in the eye by blowing glass. High winds damaged an overhead door at a fire station in Gatesville. A business next to the fire station had the roof blown off. The roof over the swimming pool at a fitness center was partially peeled back and two windows were blown out. A number of homes in the Stoneridge Addition had minor damage. Also, trees and power lines were down. |
| February 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gatesville | $50,000 | Strong wind damaged a mobile home, a shed, barns, and signs. Trees and power lines were blown down. |
| August 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gatesville | $50,000 | The roof of a church was destroyed by high winds. |
| April 2006 | Hail | Gatesville | $40,000 | Orange to grapefruit-size hail was reported along Highways 36 and 182. A greenhouse was destroyed and dozens of cars were damaged with windshields broken. |
| July 2005 | Lightning | Gatesville | $30,000 | Lightning started a house fire on CR 272 off FM 185. The house was abandoned and burned to the ground. |
| August 2005 | Flash Flood | Gatesville | $25,000 | Numerous roads closed due to flooding in and around town. Some roads were washed away. High water rescues were needed for people stranded in cars. Several homes were evacuated as well. The bridge on FM 107 at Station Creek suffered minor damage. |
| May 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gatesville | $15,000 | A barn was blown onto FM 929. |
| May 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gatesville | $15,000 | A veterinary clinic was heavily damaged by high winds. |
| April 2008 | Hail | Gatesville | $15,000 | no account filed |
| June 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gatesville | $15,000 | no account filed |
| May 2011 | Hail | Gatesville | $12,000 | no account filed |
| June 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gatesville | $10,000 | Trees were blown down across FM 1883 at King Ranch Road, and a barn was blown down. |
| May 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gatesville | $5,000 | Amateur radio reported a tree across the road and on a car. |
| March 2014 | Hail | Gatesville | $5,000 | Ping pong ball sized hail was reported 7 miles west of Gatesville. |
| February 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gatesville | $5,000 | Three sheds and a wellhouse were damaged five miles east of Evant. |
| October 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gatesville | $5,000 | Trees were blown down by thunderstorm winds. |
| May 2006 | Hail | Gatesville | $5,000 | no account filed |
| May 2006 | Hail | Gatesville | $5,000 | no account filed |
| November 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gatesville | $5,000 | no account filed |
| May 2024 | Hail | Gatesville | $4,000 | A trained spotter reported quarter to golf ball size hail just south of Gatesville. |
| August 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gatesville | $3,000 | Several trees along with a high school scoreboard were blown down. Several trees fell across roadways. |
| January 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gatesville | $2,000 | A public report confirmed wind damage to an HEB Grocery Store sign and multiple street lights bent from thunderstorm winds in Gatesville, TX. |
| August 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gatesville | $2,000 | Photos of tree damage and tin roof damage were relayed from broadcast media via NWS chat. |
| May 2001 | Hail | Gatesville | $2,000 | A car was damaged. |
| May 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gatesville | $2,000 | Trees and power lines were blown down by high winds. |
| April 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gatesville | $1,000 | The local newspaper reported some trees down in Gatesville, but no other property damage was reported. |
| April 2004 | Flash Flood | Gatesville | $1,000 | FM 1829 near Mound was closed due to flooding. |
| March 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gatesville | $1,000 | Large trees were blown down by high winds. |
| March 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gatesville | $1,000 | A small metal building was blown onto a road. |
| July 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gatesville | $1,000 | Thunderstorm winds blew down a large tree. |
| May 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gatesville | $500 | Amateur radio reported power lines down near the Leon River Bridge. |
| April 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gatesville | $100 | Thunderstorm winds blew down several trees. |
| May 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gatesville | $100 | Thunderstorm winds blew down trees. |
| April 2023 | Hail | Gatesville | - | A trained spotter reported half-dollar sized hail 1 mile south-southeast of Gatesville, TX. |
| May 2020 | Hail | Gatesville | - | A trained spotter reported quarter sized hail east southeast of Gatesville. |
| May 2020 | Hail | Gatesville | - | A trained spotter reported quarter sized hail east of Gatesville. |
| March 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gatesville | - | The Gatesville, TX AWOS recorded a thunderstorm wind gust of 58 MPH. |
| April 2015 | Hail | Gatesville | - | The public reported 1 inch hail in Gatesville. |
| August 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gatesville | - | Emergency management reported winds estimated at 50 to 60 MPH in Gatesville. |
| May 2008 | Hail | Gatesville | - | A report of half-dollar size hail was relayed by broadcast media. |
| March 2007 | Flood | Gatesville | - | A woman was rescued from floodwaters coming from the Leon River near Strauss Mill Road. |
| March 2007 | Flash Flood | Gatesville | - | County Road 116 closed due to high water. |
| June 2007 | Flash Flood | Gatesville | - | Numerous roads flooded countywide. Cowhouse Creek was out of its banks and about a foot of water was over CR 142. |
| June 2007 | Flash Flood | Gatesville | - | Highway 84 was closed at Cowhouse Creek. Flood waters also threatened Highway 116 at Pidcoke. |
| May 2006 | Flash Flood | Gatesville | - | Road closures were reported across the county due to flash flooding. |
| May 2006 | Tornado (F0) | Gatesville | - | Tornado formed in open country; no damage reported. |
| May 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gatesville | - | Several trees knocked down. |
| August 2005 | Flash Flood | Gatesville | - | Several roads closed due to high water. |
| August 2005 | Flash Flood | Gatesville | - | Widespread street flooding in town. |
| October 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gatesville | - | A tree was blown down near Osage on County Road 260. |
| June 2004 | Flash Flood | Gatesville | - | Water was over FM 182 in Turnersville. |
| November 2004 | Flash Flood | Gatesville | - | Roads were barricaded at Gatesville and Bee House. |
| November 2004 | Hail | Gatesville | - | Occurred at Flat. |
| May 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gatesville | - | Numerous trees were blown down by high winds. |
| December 1997 | Flash Flood | Gatesville | - | Numerous roads across the county were reported flooded and closed. |
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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Coryell County Courthouse | 0.7 miles | 1977 |
Sources for this property
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 100000694 in Record Group 79. |
| Coryell 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.
- 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.