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1985 Map of Binghamton

Name: 1985 Topographic Map of Binghamton
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1993
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1993

About this map

The Susquehanna River and Chenango River converge at Binghamton in this mid-1980s landscape, serving as the urban anchor for a region of deep valleys and rising plateaus. To the west, the State University of New York at Binghamton campus and the industrial corridors of Johnson City and Westover define the metropolitan core, while the eastern reaches of the map transition into the high elevations of the Catskill State Park and Walton Mountain.

Water management and transportation networks are prominent throughout the terrain, from the massive Cannonsville Reservoir on the West Branch of the Delaware River to the complex interchanges of I-81 and I-88. Rural life persists in scattered settlements like McClure and Gulf Summit, many connected by the historical routes of the Delaware & Hudson RR and Conrail. This survey documents a sophisticated infrastructure of reservoirs and highways layered over the enduring topography of the Southern Tier.