State Highway Engineer (5 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Good. A single page (front and back) in good condition (one edge a little worn and darkened, one 1cm tear, the application blanks are unmarked). The front consists of several questions to be answered, followed by a list of reasons to deny the application. The back consists of little road diagrams, for the applicant to specify where the sign will be located. Book.

2nd edition stated. (Originally printed in 1944.) 119pp, (6x9 inches), b&w photos, tables, technical drawings, bibliography. In rear pocket are a map showing regional variations of precipitation and two folded sheets ("Chart B for designs of culverts running full under head" and "Table B: Safe overfills on special D-load centrifugal RC pipe.") Book, map and tables are all near fine condition, crisp, clean, no bumps, tears or creases, no markings.

Unbound. Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. Paper mounted on natural linen, folding, with all seams in linen. Approx. 45" x 29". Townships outlined in various colors. Light wear, linen lightly foxed on exposed panels, slight scattered foxing to paper, but overall, well preserved, with all seams fully intact. Book.

12mo. 4.75 x 8.5 in. which opens to 14 x 17 in. map, printed in blue on white background, cover art of touring car driving over a hill, blue decorative borders (minor toning, shelfwear), still VG. First edition of this uncommon Montana Highway Map prepared on the eve of the Great Depression by the Montana Highway Engineer, Rader, who held the post 1929-1931. The Highway Map Co. was noted for their policy of "Free Highway Maps" sponsored by independent gas stations and roadside stands in the 1920's through 1940's.

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: ⢠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 ⢠in the mid 1920s, the states 45 mph speed limit was rescinded, and replaced with speed guidelines of limiting vehicle speeds to that of "sane and safe driving."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. 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].