^ c. 1939, near Clarksdale MS, by Marion Post Wolcott

Online sources of information referenced on US Ends .com

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Information on this website has been compiled from countless sources over the course of many years, since 1998.  Numerous people have contributed information, and I also own a small collection of printed maps and atlases dating back to 1928.  But in recent years the quantity of historic maps (and other highway-related information) that has been scanned and put online has greatly increased, much to the benefit of those who enjoy studying the US route system.  I rely heavily on these online sources to provide documentation for the information presented on this website, and this page is an attempt to keep those sources organized and up-to-date.  You can help: it seems that DOT websites get reorganized somewhat frequently, which can cause links to become non-functional.  If you notice any of the links below are dead -- or if you know of another online map source that would be appropriate on this list -- please contact US Ends .com

National-level information
Historic maps, official and commercial

United States road atlases / maps / map series

• 1927 Rand McNally (David Rumsey map collection)
• 1928 Gallup (personal collection) includes city insets
• 1931 Clasons (Rumsey) includes city insets
• 1934 Gallup (personal) includes city insets
• 1934 Rand McNally (Rumsey)
• 1939 Rand McNally (Rumsey)
• 1940 Rand McNally (Rumsey) includes city insets
• 1944 Rand McNally (Rumsey) includes city insets
• 1947 Rand McNally (personal) includes city insets
• 1948 Rand McNally (Ramsey) includes city insets
• 1947-1956 Gousha (Rumsey) includes city insets and some full-detail city maps
• 1959 Gousha (personal) includes city insets

• 1925 list of US routes recommended by the Bureau of Public Roads
• 1926 map showing the inaugural US routes that received final approval
• AASHO / AASHTO meeting reports detailing US route changes back to 1927
• AASHO / AASHTO documentation dating back to 1925
• 1940 Census map collection, many using 1930s basemaps
• USGS topographical map series (current and historic)

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State-level information
Historic official maps from state departments of transportation

Alabama
University of Alabama collection:

• Alabama state road maps (two pages)
• Historical maps of Alabama (two pages)
• County map index

Alaska (no known online sources)

Arizona

• Arizona DOT collection
• Arizona DOT pdfs
• AARoads.com collection
• Arizonaroads.com collection

Arkansas

• DOT historic tourist map collection
• DOT 1936 county map collection

California

• DOT state highway system map collection
  

Colorado

• DOT state highway map collection
  

Connecticut

• DOT state highway map collection
  

Delaware

• DOT official highway map collection
  

Florida

• DOT official transportation map collection
  
• County maps in University of Florida collection

Georgia

• DOT map collection (go to "Archive Maps" section)
• County maps hosted by GNAHRGIS (under Layers choose "Historic GDOT County Maps")

​Hawaii (no known online sources)

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Idaho

• Older highway map collection, some commercial
• More recent official highway map collection

Illinois

• DOT historic map collection
• DOT maps in State Library collection

Indiana

• DOT maps in State Library collection
• DOT maps in Indiana University collection
• A few pdf versions can be found in the IN.gov collection

Iowa

• DOT historical transportation map collection
  

Kansas

• DOT historic state highway map collection
• Historic county map collection
  

Kentucky

• DOT collection of historic official highway maps and county maps
• 1950 county maps (University of Kentucky collection)
• 1930 official highway map

Louisiana

• DOT official highway map collection
  
• Selected other state highway maps

Maine (no known online sources)

Maryland

• State highway map collection on Wikipedia
  

Massachusetts (no known online sources)

Michigan

• DOT county and official highway maps in Michiganology collection (search for "highway map")
  

Minnesota

• DOT official map collection at Minnesota Reflections
  

Mississippi

• DOT collection (go to State Highway Archive section)
  

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Missouri

• DOT historic map collection
  

Montana

• DOT historic map collection
  

Nebraska

• DOT historic map collection
  

Nevada

• DOT historic map collection in UNR
  
• DOT historic state highway map collection
  

New Hampshire (no known online sources)

New Jersey

• General highway map collection (1970s-80s)

New Mexico

• DOT historic map collection (on the left choose State Agencies> NMDOT> Historic Maps)
  

New York (no known online sources)

North Carolina
DOT state transportation map collection
DOT historical county map collection
DOT maps in University of North Carolina collection

North Dakota (no known online sources)

​Ohio

• DOT historic transportation map collection

Oklahoma

• DOT state highway map archive
  
• County map collection at Oklahoma State University
  

Oregon

• DOT state highway map collection at ODOT
• DOT state highway map collection at Oregon State University

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Pennsylvania

• DOT historic transportation map collection
  
• DOT historic county map collection

Rhode Island (no known online sources)

South Carolina

• DOT state highway map collection at University of South Carolina
  
• DOT historic county map collection at University of South Carolina
  

South Dakota

• DOT historic map collection (not easy to find, as some are tagged "highway", others are "road maps", and still others have neither of those tags.  But there are about 20 maps altogether.)
  

Tennessee

• 1938 and 1951 DOT maps in this collection
  

Texas

• DOT state and county maps in Portal to Texas History
• Commercial maps, DOT state and county maps in Texas State Archives (check "Image" and search for "highway")
• DOT highway designation files and minute orders search page

Utah 

• DOT official highway map collection in State Archives

Vermont (no known online sources)

Virginia

• DOT historical state highway map collection
• 1936 county map collection in Library of Virginia

Washington

• DOT historical state road map collection
• DOT historical state highway map collection

West Virginia (no known online sources)

Wisconsin

• DOT official state highway map collection
• Another DOT official state highway map collection (search "highway commission")

Wyoming

• DOT official state highway map collection (or search for "highway")

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Research and/or photo credits: Nathan Edgars; Dale Sanderson; multiple contributors to the AARoads Forum thread

Page originally created 2010;
last updated Jul. 29, 2023.