Map of Connecticut Showing the System of Trunk Line Highways
PublisherPublished by
Connecticut State Highway Department
(American, 1895 - 1969)
PrinterPrinted by
Kellogg & Bulkeley
(American, 1867 - 1990)
Date1927
MediumLithography; black ink on wove paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 26 3/8 x 35 5/8in. (67 x 90.5cm)
Sheet (height x width): 28 1/8 x 36 1/8in. (71.4 x 91.8cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineConnecticut Museum of Culture and History collection
Object number2012.312.114
DescriptionMap of Connecticut, from Massachusetts to the north, Rhode Island to the east, the Long Island Sound to the south, and New York to the west. It shows the "trunk line" system of highways, both improved and unimproved, numbered on the map. Also shown are state aid roads. The legend provides explanations for the route numbers below and above 100 and the lines used to represent the highways.
Label TextThe numbering of state highways that began in 1923 continued through the 1920s, even as plans went ahead for a new federal highway system that would change the numbers of several major routes. The building of new roads and the improvement of existing roads also continued. Narrow, twisitng roads and poor road surfaces were frequently blamed for accidents involving motorists.This map was probably intended to show the work that had been accomplished by the State Highway Department during 1926, as well as work that was scheduled to take place during 1927.
NotesCartographic Note: Scale: 1/4 inch equals 1 mileStatus
Not on view
Connecticut State Highway Department
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Connecticut State Highway Department
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Connecticut State Highway Department
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Connecticut State Highway Department
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Connecticut State Highway Department
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