OREGON OFFICIAL MAPS
Notes:
From the 1920s to the 1940s, State Highway Commission maps appear frequently issued by other entities, with varying cover designs. A few common examples are AAA, various hotels and businesses, and local governments. Only the versions issued by the State Highway Commission are listed here.
For maps dated 1959 through 1965, the side with the words “Oregon State Highway Commission” is described as the front cover. [1962] B is dated based on the status of I-5 construction compared to other maps.
How to tell the 1947 map apart from the 1948:
1. Commission members (1947 map): Banfield-Chessman-Schaupp
2. Commission members (1948 map): Banfield-Chandler-Schaupp
3. 1947 – map on back showing western US with distance lines running THROUGH Oregon in several directions
4. 1948 – same map on back showing western US with distance lines STOPPING at the Oregon borders
The undated 1949 map (1st version) was most likely issued in early 1949, with Reynolds replacing Schaupp as
Last updated: 12/26/23-removed extraneous information
Oregon Maps:
1914; reported by OR DOT
1916; reported in University of Oregon collection
1917; reported by PC (dtd map title (Nov 27); “Proposed State Highway System”)
1918; dtd bottom left of map; no cvr, printed one side only; 21 x 14
1919; no cvr, printed one side only; 21 x 14
[2 known versions: {dtd bottom left of map}, {dtd lgnd}]
[1920]; not dtd; no cvr, printed one side only; 21 x 14
1921; dtd lgnd; no cvr, printed one side only; 20.5 x 14
1922; dtd center of map (red overprint); no cvr, printed one side only; 21.5 x 14
1923; dtd center of map (red overprint); no cvr, printed one side only; 22 x 14
1924; dtd cvr; bw txt cvr with st seal; 3.75 x 8.5
1925; dtd cvr; bw txt cvr with st seal; 3.75 x 8.5
1926; dtd cvr; bw dwg of campsite by mtn lake; 4 x 9.5
1927; dtd cvr; same cvr dwg as 1926; 4 x 9
1928; dtd cvr; otherwise same as 1927
1929; dtd cvr; bw dwg of car on rd with mtn in bkgrd; 4 x 9
1930; dtd cvr; bw dwg of man fishing with car, Mt. Hood in bkgrd; 4 x 9
1931; dtd cvr; same cvr dwg as 1926; 4 x 9
1932; dtd cvr; bw dwg of man and boy fishing with car; 4 x 9
1933; dtd cvr; otherwise same as 1932
1934; dtd cvr; bw dwg of car driving through forest; 4 x 9
1935; dtd cvr; bw dwg of “Multnomah Falls – Columbia River Highway”; 4 x 9
1936; dtd cvr; bw dwg of hwy bridge along coast; 4 x 8.5
1937; dtd cvr; clr dwg of mtn, car on hwy & trees; 4.25 x 9.25
[2 known versions: {red band at center}, {white band at center}]
1938; dtd cvr; mostly red/yellow cover with sm dwg of car; 4 x 9
1939; dtd lgnd; otherwise same as 1938
1940; dtd lgnd; otherwise same as 1938
1941; dtd lgnd; otherwise same as 1938
1942; dtd lgnd; otherwise same as 1938
1945; dtd cvr; clr stylized dwg of st cptl bldg; 3.75 x 8.5
1946; dtd cvr; otherwise same as 1945 exc dwg more blue and “After the War” removed
[2 known versions: {dtd lgnd (1945)}, {no 1945 date in lgnd}]
[1947]; not dtd; otherwise same as 1946 with no date in lgnd (see Notes)
[1948]; not dtd; same as 1946 with no date in lgnd (see Notes)
[2 known versions: {phrase “For detailed map of Oregon, see rev. side” in regional map},
{phrase “For detail of routes and mileages in Oregon, see map on the other side”}]
1949; dtd map code; same cvr design as 1946 exc “Drive Oregon Highways” removed; 4 x 9
[3 known versions: {no code or date} (see Notes), {code 5-49 on bk cvr}, {code 9-49 on map}]
1950; dtd map code; otherwise same as 1949
[2 known versions: {code 2-50}, {code 9-50}]
1951; dtd map code (3-51); otherwise same as 1949
1952; dtd map code (2-52); otherwise same as 1949
1953; dtd map code (1-53); otherwise same as 1949
1954; dtd map code (1-54); otherwise same as 1949
1955; dtd map code (1-55); otherwise same as 1949
1956; dtd map code (1-56); otherwise same as 1949
1957; dtd map code (1-57); otherwise same as 1949
1958; dtd map code (2-58); otherwise same as 1949
1959; dtd cvr; clr photo of Crater Lake; 4 x 9.25
[2 known versions: {“Oregon Centennial” logo}, {“Oregon Centennial” logo blacked out}]
1960; dtd map code (60); otherwise same as 1959, exc without logo
1961; dtd map code (61); otherwise same as 1960
1962 A; dtd map code (62); otherwise same as 1960
[1962] B; not dtd; clr photo of sunset over rocky coast; 4 x 9.25
[2 known versions: {no map code}, {map code (11-62)}]
1963; dtd map code (3-63); otherwise same as 1962 B
1964; dtd map code (1-64); otherwise same as 1962 B
1965; dtd map code (1-65); otherwise same as 1962 B
1966 A; dtd map code (1-66); clr photo of Crater Lake; 4 x 8
1966 B; dtd map code (8-66); clr photo of rocky coast; 4 x 8
1967; dtd map code (1-67); otherwise same as 1966 B
1968; dtd map code (1-68); clr aerial photo “Baldock Safety Rest Area, on Interstate 5”; 4 x 8
[2 known versions: {caption on cover}, {no caption on cover}]
1969; dtd map code (1-69); clr photo “Heceta Head Lighthouse”; 4 x 8
1970; dtd map code (1-70); 4 clr photos “Four Seasons of Mt. Hood” (ci); 4 x 8
1971; dtd cvr, map code (1-71); clr official st seal on royal blue bkgrd; 4 x 8
1972; dtd lgnd, map code (1-72); clr photo “Lake Owyhee State Park, Malheur County” (ci); 4 x 8
1973; dtd lgnd, map code (1-73); clr photo “Pioneer Statue, State Capitol Building” (ci); 4 x 8
1974; dtd lgnd, map code (1-74); clr photo “South Falls, Silver Falls State Park” (ci); 4 x 8
1975; dtd lgnd, map code (1-75); clr photo “Marble sculpture at entrance of Oregon State Capitol…” (ci); 4 x 8
1976; dtd lgnd, map code (1-76); clr photo “Oregon’s official Bicentennial wagon…” (ci); 4 x 8
[2 known versions: {“Official Highway Map” in gold}, {“Official Highway Map” in black}]
1977; dtd lgnd, map code (1-77); 4 clr photos of flowers; 4 x 8
1978; dtd lgnd, map code (1-78); clr photo …U.S. Highway 20…Deschutes National Forest…”; 3.75 x 7.75
1979; dtd lgnd, map code (1-79); clr photo “Sundown at Bandon Beach…” (same photo as 1962 B) 3.75 x 7.75
1980; dtd lgnd, map code (1-80); otherwise same as 1979
1981; dtd lgnd, map code (1-81); clr photo “Vidae Falls…Crater Lake National Park”; 3.75 x 7.75
1982; dtd lgnd; map code (1-82); 7 clr photos; 3.75 x 7.75
1983; dtd lgnd, map code (3-83); 2 clr photos “Glenn L. Jackson (I-205 Columbia River) Bridge”; 3.75 x 7.75
1984; dtd lgnd, map code (2-84); clr photo “Canada geese flyway near Mt. Bachelor”; 3.75 x 7.75
1985; dtd lgnd, map code (5-85); clr photo “Historic Chitwood Bridge”; 3.75 x 7.75
1987; dtd map code (12-86); clr photo “The Vista House at Crown Point”; 3.75 x 7.75
1988A; dtd map code (3-88); clr photo of downtown Portland; 3.75 x 7.75
1988B; dtd map code (3-88); clr photo of tulips; 3.75 x 7.75
[1990]; not dtd; clr photo of sunset over barn; 3.75 x 7.75
1991; dtd cprt; clr photo “Bicyclists enjoy ride on Historic Columbia River Highway”; 3.75 x 7.75
1992-93; dtd cvr; clr photo of family in pioneer costumes on wagon; 3.75 x 7.75
1993-94; dtd cvr; clr photo “Southern Oregon Coast” (ci); 3.75 x 7.75
1995-96; dtd cvr; clr photo “Mt. Jefferson …” (ci); 3.75 x 7.75
1997-98; dtd cvr; clr photo “A fenced path winds down to the beach near Yachats…” (ci); 3.75 x 7.75
1998-99; dtd cvr; otherwise same as 1997-98 with “Oregon Department of Transportation” added at bottom
2000-01; dtd cvr, clr photo “Stone viaducts…along the historic Columbia River Highway” (ci), 3.75 x 8
2001; dtd lrhc map (Sep); clr photo “Sunrise…Crater Lake” (ci); 3.75 x 7.75
2003-05; dtd cvr; clr photo “Lupine and balsam root at Tom McCall Preserve…” (ci); 4 x 8
2005-07; dtd cvr; clr photo “The Fort to Sea Trail…”; 3.75 x 7.5
[2 known versions: { }, {“NOT FOR SALE” sticker on front cvr}]
2007-09; dtd cvr; clr photo “Imnaha Valley in northeastern Oregon”; 3.75 x 7.5
2009-11; dtd cvr; clr photo “Summit Lake and Diamond Peak”; 3.75 x 7.5
2011-13; dtd cvr; clr photo “Mann Lake and Steens Mountain”; 3.75 x 7.5
2013-14; dtd cvr; clr photo “Painted Hills, John Day Fossil Beds National Monument” (ci); 3.75 x 7.5