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1996 Map of Blacks Fork Bridge

Name: 1996 Topographic Map of Blacks Fork Bridge
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1999
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1999

About this map

Flaming Gorge Reservoir dominates the southwestern corner of this survey, where the waters of the Blacks Fork are contained within the high desert landscape of Sweetwater County. The map documents a rugged intersection of public lands, primarily the Ashley National Forest and the Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area. These federal designations protect a terrain marked by deep erosional features like Chicken Springs Draw and various unnamed canyons, while the Fourth Standard Parallel North serves as a primary cadastral reference across the midsection of the sheet.

Industrial and transport infrastructure is sparse but notable, including several scattered Drill Hole sites and a prominent Pipeline corridor. The physical connection across the water is anchored by the Blacks Fork Bridge, providing one of the few formal crossings in a region otherwise defined by unimproved 4wd tracks and the winding Lost Dog Road. This 1990s revision by the Forest Service highlights the balance between recreational land use and the underlying energy-extraction infrastructure typical of the Wyoming basin.