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2018 Map of Fiftymile Bend

Name: 2018 Topographic Map of Fiftymile Bend
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2018
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2018

About this map

Pinecrest and the isolated Trail Center represent the small human footprint in this expansive portion of the Big Cypress National Preserve near the border of Collier and Monroe counties. The landscape is defined by the hydrologic flow of the Everglades, featuring the Daghoff Slough and dense vegetation clusters like Corn Dance Hammock and Hunters Hammock. These hardwood hammocks and the Roberts Lakes Strand provide critical elevation and habitat within the surrounding wetlands.

Transportation through this swampy interior is dominated by the historic corridor of the Tamiami Trl E, which follows the path of the Tamiami Canal Number C-4. A notable feature of 20th-century aviation history is the Dade-Collier Training and Transition Airport, a remnant of a larger proposed jetport project that was never fully realized due to environmental concerns. Local infrastructure is further evidenced by Co Rd 94 and the distinctive turn at Fiftymile Bend.