Built in 1908. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2011.
“The Armstrong Creek Bridge is a truss bridge located in Armstrong Creek, Wisconsin, United States. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2011.”
Wikipedia article Armstrong Creek Bridge, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 9 National Register listings published here for Forest County · listed in 2011 · category: Structure · built in 1908.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 70 fires within 5 miles of Armstrong Creek Bridge between 1992 and 2020, burning about 131 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 4 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 | 27 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 16 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Fireworks | 2 |
| Other causes | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest | CAMP 6 |
| 4 August 1992 | Debris and open burning | 8.5 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 21 August 2001 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 15 August 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 15 August 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 15 August 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 13 August 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | CHURCH FIRE |
| 9 July 1995 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 14 workings within 5 miles of Armstrong Creek Bridge: 10 occurrences, 4 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Armstrong Creek Gravel Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Camp B Lake Gravel Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Crossroads Gravel Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Dogleg Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Fiddle Top Gravel Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Finger Ridge Gravel Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Foxhead Gravel Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Goodman Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Kus Road Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Petryk Lake Gravel Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Armstrong Creek, the town this property stands in, in 3 storm reports between 2003 and 2011: 2 hail, 1 tornado. 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2011 | Tornado (EF1) | Armstrong Creek | $50,000 | A second tornado formed in Forest County about four miles west of Armstrong Creek at 8:03 pm CDT (1903 CST). The tornado snapped and uprooted trees and damaged two houses. One of the houses sustained significant roof damage (DI 2, DOD 4) as the tornado moved across the area. The average width was 125 yards. |
| May 2011 | Hail | Armstrong Creek | - | Quarter size hail fell in Armstrong Creek. |
| July 2003 | Hail | Armstrong Creek | - | no account filed |
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.
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 | Property | Distance | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
| John and Anna Wywialowski Farmstead | 3.1 miles | 2016 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 11000841 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Forest County | All 9 listed properties in this county. |
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