2011 Map of Burr Canyon

About this map

Burr Canyon defines the southeastern geography of this rural Franklin County landscape, where the drainage patterns and coulees of the Columbia Plateau dictate the placement of a sparse but deliberate road network. Agricultural land use is evident in the rectilinear grid of local routes like Hoffman Rd and Largent Rd in the north, while the southern terrain is navigated by the curving path of the Pasco Kahlotus Rd. This 2011 survey records a region where transportation remains tied to the natural topography of the canyon system and the needs of a dryland farming economy. Researchers can trace family-named thoroughfares such as Reynolds Rd, Essenprise Rd, and Neff Jones Rd, which connect the isolated homesteads and fields across the undulating terrain between Richmond Rd and McCallum Rd.