1970 Map of Doyle Bridge

About this map

The Huerfano River carves a path through this Colorado landscape, defining the agricultural and water management patterns south of Pueblo during the early 1970s. The settlement of Doyle Bridge and the nearby Undercliff Community Center serve as focal points for a rural community shaped by irrigation infrastructure like the Nepesta Farmers Ditch and Vertrees Reservoir. These features, along with several gravel pits, indicate a landscape utilized for both ranching and local resource extraction. To the south, the terrain rises into the Vigil And St Vrain area, where Goat Butte and Iron Spring highlight the shift from river valley to higher desert topography. Genealogists and local historians can trace family-named locations such as Butler Ranch and find evidence of early burials at the Doyle Cem, located just off Doyle Road.