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One of 316 National Register listings published here for Harris County · listed in 1996 · category: Structure.
Sources: the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
State Highway 35 Bridge at the West Fork of the San Jacinto River
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.
The listing
- What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 2 structuress as contributing to the listing.
- Address. US 59, 1.4 mi. N of jct. with FM 1960, Humble, 77339
- When was it listed? October 1996
- Category. structure
- Also known as. Historic Bridges of Texas MPS
- Census division. Houston
- National Register reference number. 96001110 - 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
87 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 87 fires within 5 miles of State Highway 35 Bridge at the West Fork of the San Jacinto River between 1992 and 2020, burning about 624 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 17 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 31 |
| Debris and open burning | 23 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 17 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Natural | 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 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | E12 |
| 30 September 1992 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 27 September 1993 | Arson/incendiarism | 20 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 24 September 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 108 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | CONROE - 38 |
| 2 September 2013 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | EAST HAMMOND |
| 17 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | E101 |
| 8 August 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | E102 |
| 7 August 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | E101 |
Mines and quarries near this property
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of State Highway 35 Bridge at the West Fork of the San Jacinto River: 3 producers, 1 occurrence. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Sulfur, Halite, Limestone, Ultra Pure, Gypsum-Anhydrite, Silica. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Humble Dome Prospect | Sulfur, Halite, Limestone, Ultra Pure, Gypsum-Anhydrite | Occurrence | Anhydrite, Gypsum, Halite | |
| Vestal Pit | Silica | Producer | ||
| Fred Dredge & Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Yancy Pit & Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this property
34 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Humble, the town this property stands in, in 34 storm reports between 1993 and 2025: 15 thunderstorm wind, 12 hail, 2 lightning, 2 funnel cloud. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 1997 | Lightning | Humble | 1 hurt, $125,000 | Lightning induced fire burned Deerbrook Church of Christ down. |
| September 2019 | Flash Flood | Humble | $200,000,000 | Numerous flooded roads, road closures in the Kingwood and Huffman areas. Water entering homes. There were numerous reports of flooding in and around the Kingwood area. There were reports of flood water entering homes in Huffman and in Plum Grove. Water rescues were conducted around Will Clayton Parkway and West Lake Houston Parkway and also for stranded flooded home residents on Meyer Road. Several major roadways were impassage due to flooding. Some of these impassable flooded roadways included, but were not limited to, sections of Kingwood Drive and the intersection of FM 1960 and FM 2100. |
| January 2022 | Tornado (EF1) | Humble | $200,000 | This EF1 tornado snapped the trunks or uprooted several large trees with a few of them on structures. The most significant damage was along Palmetto Lane and Hamblen Road near its intersection with Red Bud Lane. |
| September 2009 | Lightning | Humble | $75,000 | Lightning struck a home in Kingwood and caused extensive damage. |
| September 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Humble | $50,000 | Trees and fences down at Humble Elementary. |
| August 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Humble | $25,000 | Roof damage to local businesses. |
| March 2009 | Hail | Humble | $21,000 | Hen egg-sized hail was reported in Humble. |
| June 2004 | Hail | Humble | $20,000 | Hail on US 59 North just outside Beltway 8. |
| July 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Humble | $15,000 | Trees and power lines down around the intersection of Stagewood and Bishop Gate. |
| May 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Humble | $15,000 | Trees and power lines down in Kenswick subdivision. |
| October 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Humble | $12,000 | Trees down near Beltway 8 and Lake Houston Parkway. |
| September 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Humble | $10,000 | Trees blown down in Kingwood, one on a car. |
| July 2005 | Hail | Humble | $9,000 | Quarter-size hail at the intersection of Stagewood and Bishop Gate. |
| March 2009 | Hail | Humble | $5,000 | Quarter-sized hail was reported at the intersection of State Highway 59 and FM 1960 near Deerbrook Mall. |
| March 2009 | Hail | Humble | $5,000 | Quarter-sized hail was reported at the intersection of Will Clayton Parkway and Atascocita Road. |
| October 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Humble | $5,000 | Downed power poles. |
| March 2006 | Hail | Humble | $5,000 | Penny size hail. |
| May 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | Humble | $5,000 | KSBJ radio reported 60 mph winds knocked the station off the air. |
| September 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Humble | $3,000 | Multiple power poles along the US-59 frontage road near the Deerbrook Mall were downed by strong thunderstorm wind gusts. |
| March 2009 | Hail | Humble | $3,000 | Quarter-sized hail was reported along State Highway 59. |
| September 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Humble | $2,000 | Thunderstorm winds downed a tree and knocked over some street signs. |
| March 2009 | Hail | Humble | $2,000 | Golf ball-sized hail was reported at the intersection of Loop 494 and Kingwood Drive. |
| March 2009 | Hail | Humble | $1,000 | Quarter-sized hail was reported at the intersection of Wilson Road and the FM 1960 Bypass. |
| May 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | Humble | $500 | KSBJ radio reported 60 mph winds. |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Humble | - | A member of the public reported trees blown down near Kingwood. |
| October 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Humble | - | Emergency Manager reported downed tree limbs located at the intersection of Kingwood Dr. and Forest Shores Dr. in Kingwood, TX. |
| May 2024 | Flash Flood | Humble | - | Street flooding was reported to the east of Bush Intercontinental Airport. |
| December 2024 | Hail | Humble | - | A member of the public reported quarter sized hail along Mills Creek Court. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Humble | - | Trees were blown down. |
| December 2023 | Hail | Humble | - | Quarter size hail occurred in the Kingwood area. |
| May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Humble | - | There were trees and power lines blown down near Kingwood High School. |
| May 2019 | Hail | Humble | - | Penny sized hail was reported. |
| November 2011 | Funnel Cloud | Humble | - | A funnel cloud was sighted by Humble fireman. |
| June 2008 | Funnel Cloud | Humble | - | A funnel cloud was sighted just north of FM 1960 in Humble. |
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 96001110 in Record Group 79. |
| Harris County | All 316 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.