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Title

Aerial photographs and index to aerial photographs of state highways

Series Number

10700

Summary

This series consists of aerial photograph negatives and prints and corresponding photographic indexes depicting the state's roads and highway system. The aerial photography which forms the basis for the index was contracted by the Department of Public Works and its successor, the Department of Transportation, to document the statewide infrastructure for planning and construction purposes. A relatively small number of images depict state institutions, such as state university campuses, and other geographic features.

Creator

• New York (State). Public Employment Relations Board. Office of Public Employment Practices and Representation

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There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.

Title

Troy arterial system aerial photographs

Series Number

B2204

Summary

These aerial photographs of Troy North and Troy South quadrangles were taken by the United States Geological Survey in the planning stages for the Troy Arterial, now known as Interstate 787.

Creator

• New York (State). Department of Public Works. Division of Construction

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There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.

Title

State highway planning maps

Series Number

B1349

Summary

This series consists of maps of highways and other cultural and natural features in New York State counties outside New York City. Maps record state and county highways; construction contract numbers for state highways; Public Service Commission railroad grade elimination project numbers; dates of abandonment of state highways to counties, towns, or villages; courses of abandoned state highways and county boundaries. Some maps include additional information such as the projected routes of the Thruway and other limited access highways.

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Title

Highway corridor maps

Series Number

B1804

Summary

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.

Title

Tri-State Transportation Committee aerial photographs

Series Number

B2023

Summary

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

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There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.

Title

State highway planning and maintenance maps

Series Number

A3228

Summary

This series consists of sections of U.S. Geological topographic map sheets containing notations representing highway planning or maintenance. The maps use standard topographic symbols to show features which include cities, towns, and villages; county, state, and national boundaries; contour lines and figures of land elevation; bodies of water, marsh and swamp lands; bridges, roads, mines, and railroad lines; and schools and dwellings.

Creator

• New York (State). State Commission of Highways

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There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.

Title

General highway maps

Series Number

B1905

Summary

This series consists of detailed maps of Nassau and Suffolk Counties created for highway planning.

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.

Title

Indexes to Tri-State Transportation Committee, Tri-State Transportation Commission, and Tri-State Regional Planning Commission aerial photographs

Series Number

B2024

Summary

This series consists of indexes to aerial photographs created for the Tri-State Transportation Committee, Tri-State Transportation Commission, and Tri-State Regional Planning Commission, for use in regional highway planning. Areas covered include the southern portion of New York, western Connecticut, and northern New Jersey. New York counties covered include Rockland, Orange, Dutchess, Putnam, Westchester, Nassau, Suffolk, New York, Kings, Queens, Bronx, and Richmond. The indexes consist of composite aerial photographs and annotated printed maps.

Creator

• Adirondack Park Agency (N.Y.). Planning Division

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Title

Urban arterial highway route planning files

Series Number

A0733

Summary

The series consists of plans, correspondence, graphs, and maps relating to arterial highway planning in 38 cities throughout New York. It was the state's intention to integrate arterial highways in the state highway system and cost share with the federal government for the construction and maintenance of the system, with the remainder of costs for required rights of way assumed by the city. Files are organized by city.

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Title

State highway planning and maintenance map books

Series Number

A3227

Summary

The series consists of annotated U.S. Geological Survey maps bound into two volumes. The printed topographic sheets are annotated with black and red lines representing some aspect of highway planning or maintenance. The arrangement is apparently by geographic quadrangle, with successive maps depicting adjacent areas ranging from west to east across the state. Volume 1 shows counties in western and central New York; volume 2 shows counties in eastern and southern New York.

Creator

• New York (State). Department of Highways

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There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.

Title

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

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There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.