2012 Map of Bitter Creek NE

About this map

The High Plains of Sweetwater County are defined here by a sparse network of modern transportation infrastructure and natural drainage patterns. The landscape is dominated by the corridor of Interstate 80, which cuts through the southern portion of the quadrangle. Parallel to this major thoroughfare, the I80 Service Rd provides local access, while Bitter Creek Rd extends southward into the open rangeland. The map illustrates a high-desert environment where the terrain is etched by numerous unnamed ephemeral stream beds and seasonal drainages, characteristic of this portion of Wyoming. This 2012 survey captures the area at a time when industrial and transportation needs were the primary drivers of human development in this otherwise open geographic space.