BlockFrom the record
One of 8 National Register listings published here for Lincoln County · listed in 1995 · category: Structure.
Sources: the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
Spokane River Bridge at Fort Spokane
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.
The listing
- What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 1 structure as contributing to the listing.
- Address. WA 25 over the Spokane R., Hunters, 99122
- When was it listed? March 1995
- Category. structure
- Also known as. Bridges of Washington State MPS
- National Register reference number. 95000261 - 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
202 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 202 fires within 5 miles of Spokane River Bridge at Fort Spokane between 1992 and 2020, burning about 6,046 acres in total. 42 started naturally. 23 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 |
|---|---|
| Fireworks | 43 |
| Natural | 42 |
| Debris and open burning | 38 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 23 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 22 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 21 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 1992 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area | MILES |
| 6 September 2009 | Natural | under an acre | Spokane Agency | LONE PINE |
| 6 September 2009 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Colville Agency | BP FIRE |
| 5 September 2011 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Spokane Agency | UNATTENDED CAMP |
| 24 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Spokane Agency | LITTLEBIG |
| 23 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 2,918 acres | Spokane Agency | 2-RIVERS |
| 21 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Spokane Agency | GRAS CLIPP |
| 19 September 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | 18 acres | Spokane Agency | PIERRE HOLE |
Mines and quarries near this property
10 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 10 workings within 5 miles of Spokane River Bridge at Fort Spokane: 5 occurrences, 3 prospects, 2 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Lead, Gold, Clay, Copper, Silver, Zinc. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crystal City Mining Co | Lead, Copper, Tungsten, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Crystal Mine | Silver, Lead, Copper, Zinc, Tungsten | Occurrence | 1895 | |
| Lincoln | Copper, Lead | Occurrence | ||
| Old Fort Spokane | Clay | Occurrence | ||
| Old Fort Spokane Area | Dolomite | Prospect | ||
| Red Feather | Lead, Copper, Silver, Zinc | Prospect | ||
| China Bar Placer | Gold | Occurrence | Placer | |
| China Bar Placer | Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Threemile Placer | Gold | Occurrence | Placer | |
| John L. | Lead | Prospect |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Spokane Military Reserve | 1.0 miles | 1988 |
Sources for this property
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 95000261 in Record Group 79. |
| Lincoln County | All 8 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.