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2016 Map of Commerce City

Name: 2016 Topographic Map of Commerce City
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2016
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2016

About this map

The South Platte River and its accompanying South Platte River Greenway anchor this urban and industrial landscape north of downtown Denver. The map documents a complex hydraulic and transport network where the BNSF Railway and major interstates intersect historical water infrastructure like the Burlington Ditch, Fisher Ditch, and Colorado-Agricultural Canal. This interplay of natural waterways and engineered canals defines the development patterns of Commerce City, Thornton, and Federal Heights.

Genealogists and local historians will find significant landmarks such as the Riverside Cem near the riverbanks and Rose Hill Cem further east. The map captures the distinct character of established neighborhoods like Welby, Derby, and Dupont amidst a rapidly densifying metropolitan corridor. Educational and institutional sites, including the Community Coll of Denver N Campus and Everest Coll Thornton, are clearly situated within the surrounding residential and industrial grids.