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1998 Map of Mc Laughlin Bridge

Name: 1998 Topographic Map of Mc Laughlin Bridge
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2001
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2001

About this map

Santa Fe Trail tracks across the southern portion of this high plains landscape, following the course of Alamos Creek. This late 20th-century revision captures a rugged drainage network defined by Corrumpa Creek and its many tributaries, including Alamosilla Creek and Rafael Creek. The importance of water management in this arid region is clearly visible through the presence of the Rohrer Windmill, numerous springs, and extensive Levees protecting the creek basins.

Local history is anchored by the Grandview Cem and the Mc Laughlin Bridge crossing, providing landmarks for genealogists and researchers of Union County. A portion of the Kiowa National Grassland (Adm By Cibola Nf) occupies the eastern edge, showing the intersection of federal land management and traditional ranching terrain. The landscape is also marked by modern infrastructure, such as a Pipeline cutting through the northern sections near the winding creek beds.