Map of Connecticut Showing the System of Trunk Line Highways and Connecting State Aid Roads
PublisherPublished by
Connecticut State Highway Department
(American, 1895 - 1969)
PrinterLithographed by
A. Hoen & Company
(American, founded 1848)
Date1930
MediumLithography; black and colored printer's inks on wove paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 21 5/8 x 27in. (54.9 x 68.6cm)
Sheet (height x width): 22 1/2 x 28 1/8in. (57.2 x 71.4cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Frank Howard
Object number1975.104.2
DescriptionMap of Connecticut, with Massachusetts to the north, Rhode Island to the east, the Long Island Sound to the south, and New York to the west. The map depicts the trunk line system of highways, both improved and unimproved roads, and state aid roads. Route numbers are shown on the map, and the legend shows what the signs marking the U.S. and state routes look like.
Label TextConnecticut first began numbering its highways in 1923. Numbers appeared in black on colored bands painted on roadside utility poles. However, the system came under criticism because not all roads were actually signposted, and even when they were, the numbering frequently changed along a given route. A totally new numbering system was introduced in 1932, so few of the route numbers that appear on this 1930 map will be familiar to travelers today.
NotesCartographic Note: Scale: 1: 250,000Status
Not on view
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