Highway Map State of Nevada. Scale—1 in.=25 mi.

Carson City, Nevada:: [The Department],.. Single sheet, printed on both sides, 22 17 inches, folded to 8 5 inches; minor chips in the margins, not affecting image; several small separations in folds and one 2-inch closed tear going inch into the map; paper rather brittle This is apparently the fourth map issued by the Nevada Department of Highways and the second authored by Durkee, who also did the 1927 map; the two earlier maps were issued in 1919 and 1922.The Nevada Highway Department was founded in March 1917 with a mission “to surface what were often rutted dirt paths forged by pioneers”. Other highlights in the Highway Department: January 1919, the Department’s first construction project built a trestle bridge over the Humboldt River in Pershing County at a cost of $10,953. In the same year, a $72,000 project kicked off to build a concrete roadway from Reno to almost six miles south.Mid-1920s—The state’s 45-mile-per-hour speed limit was removed and replaced with a guideline to limit speeds to that of “sane and safe driving.” 1923—Another vital source of transportation funding was forged as the state gasoline tax came into being as an important resource for developing the state’s transportation system. 1929—The last Nevada link of U.S. Highway 91 near Apex was oiled, providing a smooth highway from California across Nevada between the California and Arizona state borders. In later years, it would pave the way for Nevada’s busiest interstate, I-15, which now travels alongside the iconic Las Vegas Strip.