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2017 Map of Bathgate

Name: 2017 Topographic Map of Bathgate
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2017
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2017

About this map

Bathgate sits at the southern edge of this Pembina County landscape, a community defined by its proximity to the winding waterways of the Red River Valley. The northern reaches are dominated by the meandering Pembina River, which is crossed by historic crossings such as Morris Bridge, Kain Bridge, and Black Bridge. This area illustrates the extensive water management systems typical of the region's agricultural heritage, featuring the County Ditch Number 42 and the Tongue River Cutoff.

To the west and south, the terrain is marked by distinctive geological features like Rosebud Coulee and Louden Coulee, where the Tongue River cuts through the plains. The map records several specific family-named crossings including Austin Bridge and Meagher Bridge, providing concrete evidence of early infrastructure and settlement patterns in this part of North Dakota. The rectilinear road grid, from Co Rd 55 down to W Division St, shows a highly organized section-line system that has supported the area's farming economy for generations.