1991 Map of Lemay

About this map

Lucin Cutoff traverses the expansive Mud flats of Box Elder County, defining the industrial and logistical character of this arid Great Salt Lake desert landscape. This engineering feat, represented here as both a railroad and a roadway, cuts a straight line across the Newfoundland Evaporation Basin, a massive industrial feature used for salt production and water management. The tiny settlement of Lemay sits as a solitary point along this transit corridor, which serves as the primary human imprint in a region dominated by the Newfoundland Mountains and an extensive Aqueduct system. The map illustrates a landscape of extreme environmental management, where the infrastructure of the Great Basin’s mineral and rail economy interacts with the unique salt-encrusted terrain of the northern Utah desert.