This series consists of map and photographic print indexes created or collected by the Department of Transportation and its predecessor agencies. Although many of the projects associated with this series are identified, none of the records indexed by the series are held by the New York State Archives. Record types chiefly consist of aerial photographs and annotated maps showing flight paths and numbers identifying photographs taken at each point in the flight.
Creator
New York (State). Department of Transportation. Map Information Unit
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There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
This series indexes the aerial photographs depicting the Barge Canal System (series 22424), and was created to provide a current inventory of canal property.
Creator
New York (State). Department of Transportation. Map Information Unit
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There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
This series consists of village/hamlet planimetric atlases. The atlases provide large-scale coverage (one inch represents 800 feet) of smaller New York State communities not covered by the related series of urban area maps (Record Series B1806). Each atlas includes maps of villages and hamlets for a single county or for a region encompassing two or more counties. Map features include: roads, route identification, railroads, airfields, civil boundaries, community names, and water features.
Creator
New York (State). Department of Transportation. Map Information Unit
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There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
This series consists of mylar masters and paper prints of 1: 9600-scale urban area planimetric maps. The 36" x 48" maps provide large-scale coverage (one inch represents 800 feet) of the larger urban areas of the state, with the exception of New York City. Map features include: roads, route identification, railroads, airfields, civil boundaries, community names, water features, and the State Plane Coordinate and New York Transverse Mercator grid systems.
Creator
New York (State). Department of Transportation. Map Information Unit
Access Restrictions
There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
This series consists of overlay maps corresponding to United States Geological Survey (USGS) quadrangle maps showing locations of state lands in the Adirondack region (mostly eastern Adirondacks). The maps also depict survey patents. Maps are 1:24,000 scale and contain extensive pencil and color-coded notations and additions. Some camera negatives are included.
Creator
New York (State). Department of Transportation. Map Information Unit
Access Restrictions
There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
This series consists of topographic maps created by the Department of Transportation and its predecessor agency, the Department of Public Works, for use in the planning and design of highway projects. The maps include all roads, with identifying route numbers and names; railroads; airports; transmission lines; individual buildings; hydrography; civil boundaries; fence lines; and, in some cases, property lines with property owners' names.
Creator
New York (State). Department of Transportation. Map Information Unit
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There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this series.
This series consists of transparent aerial photographic maps depicting southern New York State, western Connecticut, and northern New Jersey. The maps were created to facilitate landmark planning studies in the areas of rapid transit and the interstate highway system. Names of most streets and roads are printed on the maps, as well as the names of some physical features.
Creator
New York (State). Department of Transportation. Map Information Unit
Access Restrictions
There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Department of Transportation Map Information Unit county index maps
Series Number
B2285
Summary
This series consists of maps, plans, and aerial photographs created by the Map Information Unit apparently for the purpose of creating or updating county maps. The material was created by several private companies and is commonly annotated. Indexes may not be present for all counties.
Creator
New York (State). Department of Transportation. Map Information Unit
Access Restrictions
There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
This series consists of a small quantity of satellite imagery collected by the Department of Transportation. Most images depict New York State or portions thereof or the larger Mid-Atlantic Region.
Creator
New York (State). Department of Transportation. Map Information Unit
Access Restrictions
There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Maps in this series cover 23 counties and vary in size from 27 x 30 inches to dimensions as great as 46 inches. Scale of maps is either 1:75,000 or 1:100,000. Maps show civil boundaries; roads; railroads; airports; publicly owned recreation areas; and non-recreation areas such as prisons, military installations, and university forests.
Creator
New York (State). Department of Transportation. Map Information Unit
Access Restrictions
There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
This series consists primarily of paper copies of large scale maps of the State of New York, created for sale by the Department of Transportation. Each sheet depicts one of four regions of the state and measures approximately 40 x 55 inches. When joined together, the sections create a map of the entire state measuring approximately 7 x 5 feet.
Creator
New York (State). Department of Transportation. Map Information Unit
Access Restrictions
There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
The Department of Transportation and Tri-State Regional Planning Commission aerial photographs primarily depict parts of New York State adjacent to Connecticut and New Jersey. Some additional images include counties, as follows: Broome, Columbia, Dutchess, Erie, Fulton, Greene, Madison, Monroe, Montgomery, Nassau, Niagara, Oneida, Onondaga, Ontario, Orange, Oswego, Otsego, Putnam, Rensselaer, Rockland, Steuben, Suffolk, Sullivan, Tioga, Tompkins, Wayne, and Westchester. Some photographs depict parcel measurements, batch maps, and original town coding maps for Western New York.
Creator
New York (State). Department of Transportation. Map Information Unit
Access Restrictions
20978-11C: Restricted in part due to sensitive imagery.
This series consists of data used to update master overlay quadrangle maps maintained by the former Department of Transportation Map Information Unit. Included are previous edition compilation manuscripts; current edition reviews of county highways, railroads, city schools, and current edition proof copies to DOT Regions and County Planning Offices not transferred to the compilation manuscript. Some quad map packets contain master transparencies.
Creator
New York (State). Department of Transportation. Map Information Unit
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There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
These records document the production of major ongoing series of maps created by the Base Mapping Unit. These files contain metadata and other background information relative to cartography projects and also include information on creation of the individual series of maps, sources of information used, reasons for corrections and revisions, technical information on map production, and related correspondence.
Creator
New York (State). Department of Transportation. Map Information Unit
Access Restrictions
There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
New York State Department of Transportation Map Information Unit planimetric and topographic quadrangle maps
Series Number
B2020
Summary
This series consists of planimetric maps showing the location and identification of the reference marker system of New York State highways. The marker system was established by the New York State Department of Transportation to provide unique identification of specific points along the state highway system.
Creator
New York (State). Department of Transportation. Map Information Unit
Access Restrictions
There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
These inventories list aerial imagery including details of imagery obtained by federal, state, and local agencies; public utilities; commercial firms; and other sources.
Creator
New York (State). Department of Transportation. Map Information Unit
Access Restrictions
There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Department of Transportation Map Information Unit aerial photographs
Series Number
B2009
Summary
Photographs in this series were created during aerial flights that spanned multiple decades and are either 1:24000 or 1:40000 in scale. The envelopes containing the photographs include information such as quadrangle name, date, scale, "flown for," and "flown by." Envelopes also have annotated photocopies indicating the portions of quadrangles covered by the photographs. Coverage is statewide.
Creator
New York (State). Department of Transportation. Map Information Unit
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There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
New York State Department of Transportation Map Information Unit Region One highway project area photographs
Series Number
B1912
Summary
These 9 x 9 inch black and white aerial photos show highway planning and construction project areas in the Capital District involving Routes I-87, I-787, 146, 32 and 396, and 378. The photos are arranged by project. Besides highways, the photographs show islands in the Mohawk and Hudson Rivers, state canal locks, bridges, and railroad complexes. Some photos contain survey notations.
Creator
New York (State). Department of Transportation. Map Information Unit
Access Restrictions
There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.