New Mexico Official Road Map
Manufacturer / MakerCreated by
New Mexico State Highway Department
Dateca. 1958
Mediumlithograph on paper
Dimensions8 1/2 × 3 1/2 in. (21.6 × 8.9 cm)
ClassificationsDocumentary Artifact
Credit LineAlbuquerque Museum, gift of Sharon C. Wright
Object numberPC2020.52.34
DescriptionThis road map was issued by the New Mexico State Highway Department. It includes New Mexico's historic trails and information about other points of interest such as the site of the Trinity atomic bomb test. National parks are boxed in pink sections just as the national forests feature in green The routes each are labeled with their corresponding number and while the river and mountains in New Mexico are shown, only the roads continue past the state border. Arizona, Utah, Colorado, Texas, and Mexico are noted bu are off the edges of the map highlighted blue. The map does not show an interstate highway system and underneath the map is an indexed list of cities, towns, and points of interest.On View
Not on view
Department of the Interior - General Land Office
1907
