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1946 Map of Springfield South

Name: 1946 Topographic Map of Springfield South
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1946
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1946

About this map

Springfield and its surrounding suburbs dominate this post-war landscape, showing a dense urban and industrial core along the Connecticut River. The U S Armory and the Exposition Grounds in West Springfield anchor the northern section, while the city's growth is marked by institutions like Springfield College and Mercy Hospital. The river serves as a major transit corridor, spanned by the North End Bridge, Memorial Bridge, and South End Bridge, with the Boston and Maine RR and the New York New Haven and Hartford RR facilitating commerce through Brightwood Sta.

Southward across the Massachusetts Connecticut state line, the character shifts toward more agricultural and suburban layouts. In Enfield, the Osborn Prison Farm occupies a significant portion of the riverbank territory. Local education is represented by the Brainard Sch and Higgins Sch in North Thompsonville, while the southern reaches follow the paths of the Scantic River and Broad Brook through the neighboring Hartford Co.