Street Surface Maps of Oregon Cities and Towns, 1939-1942

Title: Street Surface Maps of Oregon Cities and Towns, 1939-1942

Predominant Dates: 1939

ID: MAPS Streets

Primary Creator: Oregon. State Highway Department

Extent: 5.0 cubic feet. More info below.

Arrangement: This collection is arranged alphabetically in one series: I. Oregon City and Town Maps, 1939-1942.

Languages of Materials: English [eng]

The Street Surface Maps of Oregon Cities and Towns depict street surface types, railroad locations, and building locations in 207 Oregon cities and towns. The maps are predominately at a 1 inch to 200 foot scale with a few surface maps ranging from 1 inch to 100 feet to 1 inch to 400 feet. There also are smaller-scaled key maps for cities with more than 4 surface maps. The maps differentiate between concrete roads, bituminous surfacing on rock, concrete, or treated bases, macadam surfacing, graded surfaces, or unimproved road surfaces. The maps also show the location of structures and the function of the building -- house barn, garage or shed; school, church, or post office; and business establishments of 1-3 stories. In addition to these features, the maps also provide information about data sources, survey control points, city limits, street names, and key surroundings. Most maps also include a reference to the township and range.

All of the maps were prepared in 1939, with the exception of the map of Rockaway published in 1942.

More Extent Information: 426 maps; 14 map folders

Statement on Access: Collection is open for research.

Acquisition Note: These maps were transferred from the Oregon State University Libraries' maps collection to the Special Collections & Archives Research Center in 2015.

Related Materials: Additional detailed maps of Oregon cities and towns are available in the Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps of Oregon (MAPS Sanborn). The Oregon State Highway Division Maps of Oregon Cities and Towns (MAPS ORCities) were prepared in the 1970s and 1980s. The State of Oregon Maps Collection (MAPS ORMaps) includes maps of many Oregon cities. The College of Engineering Records (RG 062) and Civil Engineering Department Records (RG 030) include materials pertaining to transportation engineering and road design and construction.

Preferred Citation: Street Surface Maps of Oregon Cities and Towns (MAPS Streets), Oregon State University Special Collections and Archives Research Center, Corvallis, Oregon.

Oregon. State Highway Department

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Bend (Or.)--Maps.
Cities and towns--Oregon--Maps.
Corvallis (Or.)--Maps.
Eugene (Or.)--Maps.
Local History
Medford (Or.)--Maps.
Oregon--Maps.
Portland (Or.)--Maps.
Real property--Oregon--Maps.
Salem (Or.)--Maps.
Streets--Oregon--Maps.

Maps (documents)