The Map Inside: the Connecticut Officials
This exhibit shows how the Connecticut official tourist map has changed since the 1930s. You can start with the introduction or browse year to year.For each year highlighted, I'll show two scans: one of the statewide map, and one of a city detail area. All scans are 150 dpi, so they may appear larger than life on your screen; however, all sizes are consistent.
Here's a scan from southeast Connecticut. No changes in presentation from
1972.
The roads are different now: Route 51 and US 1A are both part of US 1,
and Route 52 is now I-395. The proposed freeway at upper right, Route 11,
is still proposed. The road at lower right is (still) Route 156.
Here's the detail of the Bulkeley Bridge area in East Hartford -- a close-up of the Hartford vicinity detail shown on the 1972 page. With very ramp distinctly shown, you can see how many gory left exits and weaves there are. Nasty freeways, but a very nice map.
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