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1970 Map of Bathgate NE

Name: 1970 Topographic Map of Bathgate NE
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1973
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1973

About this map

Pembina River meanders sharply across this Red River Valley landscape, just south of the international border with Canada. In the early 1970s, this area north of Pembina shows a transition in transportation and land management, where the Northern Burlington tracks and new interstate interchanges, such as the Pembina Interchange, cross an older network of named river crossings. Several family-named or local landmarks are documented, including Hancock Bridge, Trudell Bridge, and the DeMars Bridge spanning the southern waterways.

The hydrological character of the region is defined by an extensive system of drainage, featuring the Icelandic Ditch, County Ditch No 11, and the Tongue River Cutoff. These engineering works reflect the area's agricultural importance. Local history is further grounded by the presence of the Pembina Cem and the small coulees, like Louden Coulee, that break the flat prairie terrain between the townships of Carlisle and Joliette.