HIGHWAY MAP Of The STATE Of NEVADA. Scale: 1 in. = 2.5 mi.
Carson City, NV: Issued by The Department of Highways, 1929. 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]. 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' Now housed in an archival mylar sleeve. Age-toning, with minor edge rash. Some short tears at the folds. A VG copy. Item #51516
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:
• 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.
• in the mid 1920s, the states 45 mph speed limit was rescinded, and replaced with speed guidelines of limiting vehicle speeds to that of "sane and safe driving."
• 1923. A gasoline tax was instituted, providing another vital source of funding for transportation projects.
• 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.
Price: $225.00