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1951 Map of Jordan Narrows

Name: 1951 Topographic Map of Jordan Narrows
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1966
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1966

About this map

Camp Williams and the Utah State Prison dominate this landscape where the Jordan River cuts through the Traverse Mountains. This gap, known as the Jordan Narrows, serves as a critical infrastructure corridor for both water and transport between Salt Lake and Utah counties. The map illustrates a complex network of mid-century irrigation, including the Utah Lake Distributing Canal, Provo Reservoir Canal, and Draper Irrigation Canal, which flank the river valley.

Railroad historians can trace the paths of the Union Pacific and the Denver and Rio Grande Western through the narrows and past the small settlements of Bluffdale and Olivers. Industry is evidenced by numerous gravel and clay pits near Point of the Mountain, while the southern portion of the sheet is largely occupied by the Military Reservation and prominent terrain features like Cedar Point and Beef Hollow.