2012 Map of Midway SW

About this map

Spring Cr meanders across this rural Laramie County landscape, providing a rare natural watermark in a region defined by its rigid grid of section-line roads. The topography is subtle, marked by the gradual drainage patterns that feed into the creek system. This 2012 survey documents the enduring agricultural structure of the area, where the road network, including Co Rd-146 and Co Rd-147, follows the strict geometry of the Public Land Survey System. The presence of Towns Rd and a sequence of numbered county routes like Co Rd-220 and Co Rd-223 illustrates the sparse but organized settlement pattern of the high plains just after the first decade of the 21st century. It is a portrait of a landscape where human infrastructure is dictated by the vast, open intervals between water sources.