WASHINGTON OFFICIAL MAPS
Notes:
Maps prior to 1931 were produced for internal use, and not meant for general distribution to the public.
The map listed as c.1945 has a 1944 copyright date inside, but could not have been issued any earlier than 1945 since Gov. Wallgren did not take office until Jan. 1945.
Many maps from 1959 to 1994 have two covers which could be considered the front. Only one side is described here.
Maps dated 1973 through 1982 include strip maps of I-5 and I-90. These were dropped from the map in 1984, but were then issued as a separate “Interstate Guide” publication in 1986. Further editions have been produced in 1991 and 1997.
The 2008-09 map is the last official map printed by the state due to state budget reductions and the advances in new driver technologies such as GPS and in-vehicle navigation systems. It is now only available in PDF format online.
Last updated: 12/26/23-removed extraneous information
Washington Maps:
1913; reported by WA DOT & PC (dtd map title (Apr))
1922; Blueprint exists
1924; reported by PC (dtd lgnd (Jul 1))
1925; dtd map (Jul 1); one side only; 4 x 8.75
1928; reported in Newberry Library collection (no cover)
1931; dtd cvr; bw txt cvr; 4.5 x 9
1932; dtd cvr; otherwise same as 1931
1933; dtd cvr; bw aerial view of st cptl campus; 4.75 x 9.25
1934; dtd cvr; otherwise same as 1933
1935; reported by WA DOT & PC (dtd cvr; bw aerial view of st cptl bldg)
1937; dtd cvr; clr dwg of st cptl bldg; 4 x 8.75
1938; dtd cvr; clr dwg of st cptl bldg; 4 x 8.75
1939 A; dtd cvr (1939 sticker over 1938); otherwise same as 1938
1939 B; dtd cprt; clr dwg of st cptl bldg; 3.75 x 8.75
[4 known versions: {“Ave. of Bus. and Pleasure Alike” logo on bk cvr},
{“Wash. the Evergreen State” sticker over logo},
{“Wash. the Evergreen State” printed on map (no sticker)},
{“Golden Jubilee” logo on bk cvr}]
1940; dtd cvr; otherwise same as 1939 B
1941; dtd cvr; clr dwg of st cptl bldg; 3.75 x 8.75
1942; dtd cvr; green tint bw dwg of st cptl bldg; 3.75 x 8.75
1944; dtd cprt; green tint bw dwg of st cptl bldg (same dwg as 1939), State Prog. Comm. & Gov. Langlie; 3.75 x 8.75
[c.1945]; dtd cprt (1944); same as 1944, exc Dept. Cons. & Dev. on cvr & msg from Gov. Wallgren
1949; dtd cprt; otherwise same as 1944
1950; dtd cvr; clr dwg of st cptl bldg; 4.25 x 11
1952; dtd cprt; 3 clr dwgs (car & mtn, car in forest, car by lake); 4.25 x 10
1954; dtd cprt; 3 clr dwgs (man fishing, woman & sailboat, man with camera); 4.25 x 10
1955; dtd cprt; clr dwg of lake and mtns; 4.25 x 10
1956; dtd cprt; clr dwg of family with 4 one-color inset dwgs; 4.25 x 10
1957; dtd cprt; otherwise same as 1956
1958; no map published per WA DOT
1959; dtd lgnd; clr photo “High Country and Mt. Rainier…”, title in white letters; 4.25 x 10
1960; dtd lgnd; title in black letters & no photo caption, otherwise same as 1959
1961; dtd lgnd (cprt 1960); otherwise same as 1960; 4 x 9
1962; dtd lgnd; clr dwg “Seattle World’s Fair April 21-October 21, 1962”; 4 x 9
1963; dtd lgnd; clr dwg of woman sitting on log by lake looking at snowy mtn; 4 x 9
1964; dtd lgnd; 6 clr photos with “Washington State Diamond Jubilee” at top; 4 x 9
1965; dtd lgnd; clr photo “Mt. Rainier, The Mountain That Was God; 4 x 9
1966; dtd cvr; 4 clr photos (Mt. Rainier, coast, tulip farm, rd by stream); 4 x 9
1967; dtd cvr; clr photo “Lake Tipsoo in Mt. Rainier National Park”; 4 x 9
1968; dtd lgnd; clr photo of couple in canoe on lake with Mt. Rainier in bkgrd; 4 x 9
1969; dtd lgnd; clr photo of woman on rock wall with Mt. Rainier in bkgrd; 4 x 9
1970; dtd cprt; clr photo of lodge below snowy/glaciated mtn slope; 3.75 x 7.75
1971; no map published per WA DOT
1972; no map published per WA DOT
1973; dtd cprt; clr photo “Mount Rainier as seen from State Highway 16, Tacoma”; 4 x 8.25
1974; no map published per WA DOT
1975; dtd cprt; clr photo “Seattle waterfront”; 4 x 8.25
1976; no map published per WA DOT
1977; no map published per WA DOT
1978; dtd cprt; 3 clr photos on green bkgrd; 4 x 8.25
1979; no map published per WA DOT
1980; dtd cprt; white bkgrd, otherwise same as 1978
1981; no map published per WA DOT
1982; dtd cprt; clr photo “Denny Creek Viaduct on I-90 near Snoqualmie Pass…” (ci); 4 x 7.5
1983; no map published per WA DOT
1984; dtd cprt; clr photo “Mt. Rainier from Eunice Lake” (ci); 4 x 7.5
1985; no map published per WA DOT
1986; no map published per WA DOT
1987; dtd cprt; clr photo “Sunset at Salt Creek County Park, near Joyce…” (ci); 4 x 7.5
1988; no map published per WA DOT
1989; dtd cprt; clr photo “Goat Lake, with Cadet Peak in the background…” (ci); 4 x 7.5
1990; no map published per WA DOT
1991; dtd cprt; clr photo “Bumping Lake, with an early morning mist…” (ci); 4 x 7.5
1992; dtd cprt; clr photo “Shaw Reef on Lopez Island…” (ci); 4 x 7.5
1993; no map published per WA DOT
1994; dtd cprt; clr photo “A Washington State Ferries vessel cruises on Puget Sound…” (ci); 4 x 7.5
1995; no map published per WA DOT
1996; dtd cprt; clr photo “Mt. Daniel…with the moon rising and Robin Lake…” (ci); 4 x 7.5
1997; no map published per WA DOT
1998-99; dtd cvr; clr photo “Mt. Rainier…reflected in Mirror Lake…” (ci); 4 x 7.5
2000-01; dtd cvr; clr photo “Sagebrush and plox grow near the Columbia River…” (ci); 4 x 7.5
2002-03; dtd cvr; clr photo “…Tunnel Creek in the Buckhorn Wilderness Area…” (ci); 4 x 7.5
[2 known versions: { }, {sticker about being out of 2004-05 maps on cvr}]
2004-05; dtd cvr; clr photo “Beacon Rock” (ci) with 2 inset paintings of Lewis & Clark; 4 x 7.5
[2 known versions: { }, {Gold foil sticker “Moving WA 100 years…” on cvr}]
2006-07; dtd lgnd (cvr 1956-2006); 5 green-tinted bw photos (highway, three bridges. I-5 sign); 4 x 7.5
2008-09; dtd cvr; clr photo “Skagit Valley Tulip Fields” (ci) overlain with 3 sm clr photos; 4 x 7.5
2010 and newer; no longer printed. Only available online in PDF format.