HIGHWAY MAP Of The STATE Of NEVADA. Scale: 1 in. = 2.5 mi

Durkee, S[amuel]. C. - State Highway Engineer

Published by Issued by The Department of Highways, Carson City, NV, 1929

About this Item

Single sheet, folded 3x. Verso: map. Recto: 8 panels with divers text announcements, including "Digest of Motor Vehicle Laws" & "Miscellaneous Distances". Map: 21-3/4" x 17". Folded: 8-1/2" x 5-1/2'. The NV Department of Highways was founded in 1917 with the mission "to surface what were often rutted dirt paths forged by pioneers." Other historical highlights of the Department include: â ¢ January 1919. The Department's 1st major construction project was to build a trestle bridge over the Humboldt River in Pershing County at a cost of $10,953. Also in 1919, a $72,000 project kicked off to build a concrete roadway from Reno to ~ 6 miles south. â ¢ in the mid 1920s, the states 45 mph speed limit was rescinded, and replaced with speed guidelines of limiting vehicle speeds to that of "sane and safe driving." â ¢ 1923. A gasoline tax was instituted, providing another vital source of funding for transportation projects. â ¢ 1929. the last NV link of U. S. Highway 91 near Apex was oiled, providing a smooth roadway surface from California across Nevada between California and Arizona. In later years, it would pave the way for Nevada's busiest interstate, I-15, which now traverses alongside the iconic Las Vegas Strip. OCLC records 3 holding institutions for this map, surprisingly enough, none in Nevada. Age-toning, with minor edge rash. Some short tears at the folds. A VG copy. Now housed in an archival mylar sleeve 1st printing thus [i.e., this year], and apparently the NV Dept of Highway's 4th map overall, the first coming in 1919, followed by 1922 & 1927 [this latter also overseen by Durkee].

Seller Inventory # 51516

Bibliographic Details

• Title: HIGHWAY MAP Of The STATE Of NEVADA. Scale: 1 in. = 2.5 mi
• Publisher: Issued by The Department of Highways, Carson City, NV
• Publication Date: 1929
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Seller catalogs:
  • Americana
  • Nevada