NEBRASKA OFFICIAL MAPS
Notes:
According to Nebraska Department of Roads, maps prior to 1934 were issued by the Department of Public Works. Between 1934 and 1957-58, they were issued by the Department of Roads and Irrigation. From 1959 to the present, the Department of Roads has issued the maps.
The Nebraska Game, Forestation & Parks Commission also issued maps from at least the 1930s to 1970s. These are not listed here.
Latest updates: 4/19/19-added 2018; 12/27/22-added second version for 2018; 12/26/23-removed extraneous information; 1/30/24-added varieties for 1949-50
Nebraska Maps:
1923; dtd lgnd (Apr 1); no cvr, printed one side only; unfolded 35.25 x 18
1924; dtd lgnd (Jul 1); no cvr, printed one side only; unfolded 35.25 x 18
1926; dtd lgnd (Jan 1); no cvr, printed one side only; unfolded 36 x 17.75
1927; dtd lgnd (Jun 1); no cvr; printed one side only; unfolded 35.25 x 18
1928; dtd lgnd (Sep 1); no cvr; printed one side only; unfolded 35.25 x 18
1929; dtd lgnd (Jul 1); no cvr; printed one side only; unfolded 35.25 x 18
1930; dtd lgnd (Jul 1); no cvr; printed one side only, multi-colored; unfolded 35.25 x 18
1931; dtd lgnd (Sep 1); no cvr, printed one side only, multi-colored; unfolded 36 x 17.75
1933; dtd lgnd (Jul 1); no cvr, printed one side only, multi-colored; unfolded 36 x 17.75
1934; dtd lgnd (Jul 1); no cvr, printed one side only, multi-colored; unfolded 36 x 17.75
1936 A; dtd cvr, lgnd (Apr 1); bw photo of st cptl; 3.5 x 8.5
1936 B; dtd lgnd (Apr 1); no cvr, printed one side only, multi-colored; unfolded 36 x 17.75
1937 A; dtd cvr; lgnd (Aug 1); otherwise same as 1936 A
1937 B; dtd lgnd (Aug 1); no cvr, printed one side only, multi-colored; unfolded 36 x 17.75
1938; dtd cvr, lgnd (Oct 1); otherwise same as 1936 A
1940; dtd lgnd (Apr 1); otherwise same as 1936 A
1941; dtd lgnd (May 1); otherwise same as 1936 A
1942; dtd lgnd (Mar 1); clr dwg of covered wagon similar to one on hwy sign; 3.5 x 8.5
1947; dtd lgnd (Jan 1); bw dwg of Native American; 3.5 x 8.5
1949-50; dtd cvr, lgnd (Jul 1); clr photo of st cptl; 3.5 x 8.25
[2 known versions: {Prepared by Dept. of Roads & Irrigation}, {Distributed by Div. of Nebraska Resources}]
1951-52; dtd lgnd; clr dwg of cptl dome statue; 3.5 x 8.25
1953-54; dtd lgnd; clr dwg of st hwy sign (rte 2); 3.5 x 8.25
1955; dtd cvr; clr dwg of st hwy sign (rte 2); 3.5 x 8.25
1956; dtd cvr; clr dwg of man and bull; 3.5 x 9
1957-58; dtd cvr; clr photo of st cptl dome and statue; 3.5 x 9
1959; dtd lgnd; otherwise same as 1957-58 (exc new governor on back)
1960; dtd cvr; clr photo of family in pine forest; 4 x 9.5
1961; dtd cvr; clr photo of horse and bluffs; 4 x 9.5
1962; dtd cvr; clr photo of waterfall; 4 x 9.5
[2 known versions: {black bands on top and bottom of cvr}, {Title in red and oxen dwg near bottom}]
1963; dtd cvr; clr photo of road and rock outcrop; 4 x 9.5
1964; dtd cvr; clr photo of valley and butte; 4 x 9.5
1965; dtd cvr; clr photo of rider on bucking steer; 4 x 9.5
1966; dtd cvr; clr photo of Native American dancing; 4 x 9.5
1967; dtd cvr; clr photo of st cptl at dusk; 4 x 9.5
1968; dtd cvr; clr photo “I-80 Rest area near the Milford Interchange”; 4 x 9.5
1969; dtd cvr; clr photo of statue “Boystown – Omaha, Nebraska”; 4 x 9.5
1970; dtd cvr; clr photo of st cptl and fountain; 4 x 9.5
1971; dtd cvr; blue & gold text with state seal; 4 x 9.5
1972; dtd cvr; clr photo of Chimney Rock at dusk; 4 x 9.25
1973; dtd cvr; clr photo “Buffalo Bill Cody Rides Again”; 4.5 x 9.25
1974 A; dtd cvr; clr photo of Native American “Fort Robinson 1874-1974”; 4.5 x 9.25
1974 B; dtd cvr (Oct 19); txt cvr “The Platte River Road” with I-80 sign (I-80 Commemorative Map); 4.5 x 9.25
1975; dtd cvr; clr dwg “An Official Nebraska Bicentennial Portrait of the State Capitol”; 4.5 x 9.25
1976; dtd cvr; otherwise same as 1975 exc no caption
1977; dtd cvr; clr photo of covered wagon below Scotts Bluff; 4.5 x 9.25
1978; dtd cvr; otherwise same as 1977
1979; dtd cvr; 9 clr photos; 4.5 x 9.25
1980; dtd cvr; clr photo of Chimney Rock in winter with 3 sm clr photo insets; 4.5 x 9.25
1981-82; dtd cvr; clr photo of cranes flying at sunset; 4.5 x 9.25
1983-84; dtd cvr; clr photo “Sunset over the Platte River in Western Nebraska” (ci); 4.5 x 9.25
[2 known versions: {“Official State Highway Map…” on cvr}, {“Revised Official State Highway Map…” on cvr}]
1985-86; dtd cvr; 3 clr photos “View from Platte River State Park” (ci) with 2 insets; 4.5 x 9.25
1987-88; dtd cvr; clr photo of st cptl dome fading into clr photo of flowers; 4.5 x 9.25
[2 known versions: { }, {town of Newman Grove added}]
1989-90; dtd cvr; clr photo of man fishing below waterfall; 4.5 x 9.25
1991-92; dtd cvr; clr photo “Arbor Lodge State Historical Park…”; 4.5 x 8.5
1992; dtd cvr; 6 clr photos under “Nebraska Q125” logo; 4 x 9.25
1993; dtd lgnd; 4 clr photos (horseback riders/bicyclists/balloons/canoeists); 4 x 9.25
1994; no map printed per Nebraska DOR
1996; dtd lgnd; 3 clr photos (“Chadron State Park”, “Elk at Fort Niobrara”, “Fly fishing”); 4 x 9.25
1997; dtd lgnd; otherwise same as 1996
2000; dtd cvr; clr photo of highway & wild flowers; 4.5 x 10
2001-02; dtd cvr, otherwise similar to 2000
2003-04; dtd cvr; clr photo of riverbank with 2 sm inset photos (bridge, bldg); 4.5 x 10
2007; dtd lgnd; 5 clr photos (car at sunset, golfing, water skiing, biking, people dining); 4.5 x 10
2011; dtd lgnd; clr photo truck and camper in front of Scott’s Bluff; 4.5 x 10
2018: dtd lgnd; clr photo of st cptl; 4.5 x 10
[2 known versions: {photo & msg from Gov. Ricketts on back}, {5 scenic clr photos on back}]