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2017 Map of Tacoma South

Name: 2017 Topographic Map of Tacoma South
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2017
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2017

About this map

Tacoma and its southern residential and industrial suburbs are detailed here, illustrating the transition from the city core to the extensive grounds of McChord Field. The map records a modern urban landscape where major transit corridors like Interstate 5 and State Highway 509 intersect with older geography such as the Tacoma Eastern Gulch and the banks of the Puyallup River. Educational institutions form prominent anchors in the community, including the University of Washington Tacoma Campus downtown and Pacific Lutheran University further south in Parkland.

Neighborhoods and small unincorporated communities like Salishan, Midland, and Waller occupy the spaces between the city's commercial centers and the natural drainages of Swan Creek and Clover Creek. Local history is preserved in sites like the Old Tacoma City Cemetery and Oakwood Cemetery, while the modern waterfront is marked by landmarks such as the Chihuly Bridge of Glass over the Puyallup Waterway.