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One of 3 National Register listings published here for Collingsworth County · listed in 2015 · category: Structure.
Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service
State Highway 203 (Old TX 52) Bridge at Salt Fork of the Red River
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2015.
The listing
- What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 1 structure as contributing to the listing.
- Still standing. The Park Service records this property as extant.
- Address. TX 203 at Salt Fork of Red R., Wellington, 79095
- When was it listed? April 2015
- Category. structure
- Also known as. Road Infrastructure of Texas, 1866-1965 MPS
- Census division. Samnorwood
- National Register reference number. 15000152 - assigned by the National Park Service when the property was listed.
Fires near this property
9 since 2007Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 9 fires within 5 miles of State Highway 203 (Old TX 52) Bridge at Salt Fork of the Red River between 2007 and 2011, burning about 752 acres in total. 2 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 |
|---|---|
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Natural | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 August 2009 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | STATE ROW |
| 10 August 2008 | Natural | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 9 June 2008 | Natural | 500 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 6 June 2008 | Smoking | 75 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 3 June 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 25 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 13 June 2011 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | RIGHT OF WAY |
| 9 April 2011 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 140 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | WELLINGTON MUTUAL AID ESTES FIRE |
| 22 February 2008 | Smoking | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
Storms near this property
60 of 156 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Wellington, the town this property stands in, in 156 storm reports between 1993 and 2025: 103 hail, 37 thunderstorm wind, 8 tornado, 4 flash flood. The reports record 1 injury. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2003 | Hail | Wellington | 1 hurt | no account filed |
| April 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wellington | $300,000 | There was extensive damage all across the town of Wellington by downburst winds. |
| April 2006 | Hail | Wellington | $118,000 | Report of pea-sized hail covering the ground four inches deep with several vehicle accidents as a result of hail on the roads along with near zero mile visibility from hail fog. There were no reports of injuries. |
| June 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wellington | $108,000 | Downburst winds resulted in extensive damage throughout the town of Wellington and across much of Collingsworth County. Numerous businesses and some homes suffered extensive damage to roofs...numerous large trees were uprooted...and at least one semi truck blew over. No injuries or fatalities were reported. |
| April 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wellington | $85,000 | Several roofs were reportedly damaged. |
| April 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wellington | $60,000 | Large trees down and damage to a structure was reported. |
| April 2012 | Flash Flood | Wellington | $50,000 | A storm chaser reported that streets in the town of Wellington, Texas were flooded under eight inches of water. Local law enforcement officials reported that numerous homes, roads, and buildings were flooded in Wellington and that U.S. Highway 62 between the towns of Dodson, Texas and Hollis, Oklahoma was flooded. There were no reports of injuries or fatalities. |
| December 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wellington | $50,000 | A line of thunderstorms developed over the Texas panhandle and moved very rapidly to the east. Outflow winds associated with this line produced winds from 60 to 75 MPH and one report of dime-size hail. Power and phone lines were down, car windows broken from flying debris and numberous signs were blown down. Local Police Departments and Sheriff's offices reported most of the initial damage. |
| May 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wellington | $50,000 | no account filed |
| May 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wellington | $50,000 | no account filed |
| March 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wellington | $18,000 | Power poles...cotton trailers...and the tin roof of a shed and also the tin roof of a city shop reported damaged by thunderstorm winds. Peanut hoppers were blown around by the high wind. |
| May 2024 | Hail | Wellington | $5,000 | no account filed |
| April 2001 | Hail | Wellington | $2,000 | A windshield was broken in the Sheriff deputy's car by the hail. |
| July 2025 | Hail | Wellington | - | Half dollar size hail fell about three miles east of Wellington. Numerous tree limbs were also blown down due to wind. However, the hail was more destructive about a mile to the southeast where a cotton field was completely destroyed. |
| February 2023 | Hail | Wellington | - | Several reports of quarter size hail in Wellington were received south and southwest of of town. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wellington | - | Multiple reports of tree damage across Wellington were given to the weather office in Amarillo. Branches ranges from 1 inch to greater than 3 inches. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wellington | - | The first severe wind gust was 66 mph at 2016CDT. Another gust of 73 mph was measured at 2018CDT. Then, the mesonet measured an even higher wind gust of 76 mph at 2025CDT and continued to gust over 58 mph through 2029CDT. |
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wellington | - | Mesonet station located 6 miles SE of Wellington. |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wellington | - | First gust was at 2322 CDT with 66 MPH. Peak gust of 67 MPH was at 2327 CDT. Last gust of 58 MPH was at 2329 CDT. |
| March 2020 | Hail | Wellington | - | Dime to quarter size hail fell east of Wellington on U.S. Highway 203. |
| April 2020 | Hail | Wellington | - | One inch hail was reported between County Roads X and Y on U.S. Highway 83. |
| June 2020 | Hail | Wellington | - | Mostly dime to nickel with a few quarter size hailstones fell 1 mile south-southwest of Wellington. The time of the report was estimated from radar data. |
| June 2019 | Hail | Wellington | - | Sheriff office reported penny size hail in Dodson. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wellington | - | Local officials reported a roof blown off of a building as well as several power poles down. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wellington | - | Several tree branches were reported down in Wellington. |
| August 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wellington | - | Several 5 to 7 inch diameter tree branches were blown down. Pea size hail was also reported. |
| August 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wellington | - | The roofs of two barn/out buildings were lifted. The spotter estimated the time of occurrence as being between 18:15 and 18:20. |
| August 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wellington | - | Strong winds downed a power pole on Haskell Street in Wellington. |
| May 2019 | Hail | Wellington | - | Late report from ABC affiliate of grapefruit size hail. |
| May 2019 | Hail | Wellington | - | Late report, with picture from Social Media of 5.5 inch hail displayed from local NBC affiliate. Time estimated from radar. |
| May 2019 | Hail | Wellington | - | Reported by a live media broadcast. |
| May 2019 | Tornado (EF0) | Wellington | - | NWS damage survey information suggests that a tornado touchdown occurred at 0329 pm CDT 6 miles southwest of Wellington, lasting only 1 minute. Small tree limbs were broken as a result, with time estimated from radar. |
| May 2019 | Hail | Wellington | - | Late report of teacup size hail, time estimated from radar. |
| September 2019 | Flood | Wellington | - | The Sheriffs Office Dispatch received two separate calls about minor street flooding, including one on the northern edge of town on Highway 83. |
| May 2019 | Hail | Wellington | - | Late report from Facebook of tennis ball size hail, time estimated from radar. |
| May 2019 | Flood | Wellington | - | Street flooding in town of Wellington and along Highway 83. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wellington | - | Public reported several large tree limbs were blown down in that area. |
| March 2017 | Tornado (EF0) | Wellington | - | Rain wrapped tornado is on the ground approximately 4 NW Wellington. |
| May 2017 | Hail | Wellington | - | Late report. Mostly dime to a few quarter size hail. |
| April 2016 | Hail | Wellington | - | Several reports of nickel to quarter size hail were received near Wellington. On Highway 83 north of Wellington, the hail accumulated to a depth of 1.5 inches. |
| May 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wellington | - | Tree limbs 4 inch in diameter down as well as multiple smaller branches. Damage was blown to the west. This occurred 3 miles north of Wellington. |
| April 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wellington | - | A storm chaser reported that an out building was damaged and steel bars were found across the highway in a pattern from northeast to southwest. |
| April 2015 | Hail | Wellington | - | A storm chaser reported half dollar size hail 3 miles north-northeast of Wellington. |
| April 2015 | Hail | Wellington | - | A storm chaser reported golf ball size hail 2 miles east of Wellington. |
| July 2015 | Hail | Wellington | - | Pea to penny size hail fell in Wellington with wind gusts estimated to be 50 mph. |
| April 2014 | Hail | Wellington | - | A supercell moved east of the town of Wellingtown (Collingsworth County) during the early evening hours of the 20th. A member of the public 12 miles east of Willingtown (Collingsworth County) reported quarter (1.00 inch) size hail. The storm continued to slowly move to the southeast after producing this hail. |
| April 2014 | Hail | Wellington | - | A supercell moved over the town of Wellingtown (Collingsworth County) during the early evening hours of the 20th. While over the town, a storm chaser reported quarter (1.00 inch) size hail. The storm continued to slowly move to the southeast after producing this hail. |
| May 2013 | Hail | Wellington | - | An intensifying thunderstorm moved across the eastern portion of Collingsworth County during the late afternoon hours. As the thunderstorm approached Wellington (Collingsworth County) from the southwest it passed over a residence 6 mile southwest of Wellington and produced quarter size hail. No property damage accompanied this report. |
| May 2013 | Hail | Wellington | - | A thunderstorm moved over the city of Wellington (Collingsworth County) shortly before 5 pm on the 29th. A trained storm spotter 2 miles south of Wellington near the intersection of Rural Road 180 and US Highway 83 reported ping pong size hail. |
| May 2013 | Hail | Wellington | - | A thunderstorm moved over the city of Wellington (Collingsworth County) shortly before 5 pm on the 29th. While over the city it produced half dollar size hail at a residence 1 mile southeast of Wellington. |
| May 2013 | Hail | Wellington | - | A thunderstorm moved over the city of Wellington (Collingsworth County) shortly before 5 pm on the 29th. The Collingsworth County Sheriff's Office reported that while over the city the thunderstorm produced golf ball size size hail on 15th street. |
| May 2013 | Hail | Wellington | - | A thunderstorm moved over the city of Wellington (Collingsworth County) shortly before 5 pm on the 29th. The National Weather Service COOP Observer 1 mile south of Wellington reported golf ball size hail as the storm passed over their residence. |
| May 2013 | Hail | Wellington | - | A thunderstorm moved over the city of Wellington (Collingsworth County) shortly before 5 PM CST on the 29th. A storm chaser on 15th street near the Marian Airpark reported hen egg size hail as the storm passed over their location. No reports of damage accompanied this hail report. |
| May 2013 | Hail | Wellington | - | A flanking thunderstorm moved over the city of Wellington (Collingsworth County) shortly after 5 pm after the city already seeing a previous thunderstorm produce hail up to the size of hen eggs. This thunderstorm produced half dollar size hail as it passed over a residence 1 mile south-southwest of Wellington. |
| May 2013 | Hail | Wellington | - | A flanking thunderstorm moved over the city of Wellington (Collingsworth County) shortly after 5 pm after the city already seeing a previous thunderstorm produce hail up to the size of hen eggs. This thunderstorm produced half dollar size hail as it passed over a residence 1 mile northwest of Wellington. |
| May 2013 | Hail | Wellington | - | A flanking thunderstorm moved over the city of Wellington (Collingsworth County) shortly after 5 pm after the city already seeing a previous thunderstorm produce hail up to the size of hen eggs. A member of the Wellington fire and rescue reported quarter size hail 1 mile west-northwest of Wellington. |
| August 2013 | Heavy Rain | Wellington | - | Training thunderstorms moved over Collingsworth County during the early morning hours of the 16th. The KVII Schoolnet site in Wellington (Collingsworth County) reported a storm total accumulation of 4.59 inches. No swift water rescues or stranded motorist were reported in association to this heavy rain. |
| June 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wellington | - | A cluster of thunderstorms developed along a stalling cold front during the evening hours of the 8th. This cluster of thunderstorms moved to the south across the northern Texas Panhandle. An amateur Radio operator reported that a cotton module truck was blown over by a downburst 2 miles east-northeast of Wellington (Collingsworth County). The storm that produced this damage continued moving to the south across the county. |
| August 2013 | Heavy Rain | Wellington | - | Training thunderstorms moved over Collingsworth County during the early morning hours of the 16th. The Collingsworth County Sherriffs office in Wellington (Collingsworth County) reported some minor street flooding, but brief periods with no rain allowed the minor flooding to recede. However, portions of U.S. Highway 83 between Lutie (Collingsworth County) and Wellington had a couple inches of water covering the road. Due to poor lighting in those areas, it was difficult for motorist to see the minor flooding before reaching the affected locations. No swift water rescues or stranded motorist were reported in association to this heavy rain. |
| April 2012 | Tornado (EF0) | Wellington | - | A tornado touched down just west of U.S. Highway 83 at 1930CST or approximately seven and one quarter mile south of Wellington, Texas in extreme southern Collingsworth county. The tornado was on the ground for one and one quarter miles and had a maximum path width of one hundred and fifty yards. The tornado dissipated at 1933CST and there were no reports of damage or injuries. The tornado was rated an EF0 with maximum wind speeds around sixty-five knots. |
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.
Sources for this property
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 15000152 in Record Group 79. |
| Collingsworth County | All 3 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.