VIRGINIA OFFICIAL MAPS

 

Notes:

 

According to the Virginia DOT, the first Dept. of Highways map was produced in 1926, although a tourist map was issued in 1922.

 

Many Virginia maps are known to exist with overprints. Examples of this are "Garden Club of Virginia" and "Civil Air Patrol" overprints. The known years for these overprints are:

 

Garden Club of Virginia:  1937, 1951, 1959, 1962 A, 1963 A, 1965, 1968, 1972, 1974. 

Civil Air Patrol: 1982-83, 1991.

 

The Civil War Centennial Maps of 1961 through 1964 contain the same highway map as the regular editions on one side. The reverse contains a Civil War Centennial Map rather than tourist photos.

 

In recent years, a smaller map titled "A Map of Scenic Roads in Virginia" has been issued by the Virginia DOT. These are not considered official state highway maps and are listed in the “Other Maps” section below.

 

Sponsor(s): Matt Alberts, Baird Jones, Noel Levy

Last updated: 5/2/11

 

Virginia Maps:

 

1922; reported by PC

1924; reported by PC (dtd lgnd)

1926; dtd map; no cvr; 4.5 x 7.5 (?) (may not be original folds)

1928; dtd lgnd; bw txt cvr with st seal; 4.75 x 8

1929; dtd lgnd; bw txt cvr with st seal; 4.75 x 8

.           [2 known versions: {Jun}, {Aug}  and 1 reported version: {Jul}]

1930 A; dtd lgnd (cprt Mar, rev Sep); otherwise same as 1929

1931 A; reported by PC (dtd lgnd (Mar); otherwise same as 1929)

1931 B; dtd cvr; bw & red txt cvr with st seal (new design); 4.75 x 8

.           [4 known versions: {Jun}, {Jul}, {Sep}, {Oct}]

1932; dtd cvr; otherwise same as 1931 B

.           [4 known versions: {Feb}, {May}, {Jul}, {Oct} and 1 reported version {Aug}]

1933; dtd cvr; otherwise same as 1931 B

.           [7 known versions: {Feb}, {May}, {Jun}, {Jul}, {Oct}, {Nov}, {Dec}]

1934; dtd cvr; otherwise same as 1931 B

.           [5 known versions: {Feb}, {May}, {Jul}, {Aug}, {Oct}]

1935; dtd cvr; otherwise same as 1931 B

.           [6 known versions: {Jan & lgnd Oct 1934}, {Apr & lgnd Oct 1934}, {Jun & lgnd Oct 1934},

            {Jul & lgnd Jul 1935}, {Aug & lgnd Jul 1935}, {Nov & lgnd Jul 1935}]

1936 A; dtd cvr; otherwise same as 1931 B

.           [5 known versions: {Feb & lgnd Jul 1935}, {Mar & lgnd Jul 1935}, {Apr & lgnd Jul 1935},

{May & lgnd Jul 1935}, {Jun & lgnd Jul 1935}]

1936 B; dtd cvr; black & red txt with st seal in middle of cvr; 4.75 x 8

.           [3 known versions: {Jul & Jul lgnd 1936}, {Aug & lgnd Jul 1936}, {Sep & lgnd Jul 1936}]

1937; dtd cvr; otherwise same as 1936 B

.           [8 known versions: {Jan & lgnd Jul 1936}, {Mar & lgnd Jul 1936}, {Apr & lgnd Jul 1936},

            {May & lgnd Jul 1936}, {Jul & lgnd Jul 1937}, {Aug & lgnd Jul 1937}, {Sep & lgnd Jul 1937},

            {Oct & lgnd Jul 1937}  and 1 reported version: {Jun}]

1938; dtd cvr; lgnd (Jul 1937); otherwise same as 1936 B

.           [4 known versions: {Jan}, {Mar}, {Apr}, {Jun}]

1938-39; dtd cvr, lgnd (Jul 1938); bw dwg of sign "Maximum Speed Limits"; 4.75 x 8

.           [2 known versions: { }, {3 names and 1 city overprinted in red on bk cvr}]

1939; reported by PC

1940 A; dtd cvr, lgnd (Oct 1939); otherwise same as 1938-39

1940 B; dtd cvr, lgnd (Jul); bw txt cvr with st seal 1607-1940; 4.75 x 8

1941; dtd cvr, lgnd (Jan); bw txt cvr with st seal 1607-1941; 4.75 x 8

1941-42 ; dtd cvr, lgnd (Jul 1941); bw txt cvr with st seal 1607; 4.75 x 8

.           [2 known versions: {Gov. Price on bk cvr}, {Gov. Darden on bk cvr}]

1942; reported by Virginia DOT

1944; dtd back cvr; green tint bw photo of hwy & trees; 4 x 7.5

1946; dtd bk cvr; otherwise same as 1944

1947; dtd lgnd; bw photo of straight divided hwy from center; 4 x 7.5

1948; dtd lgnd; otherwise same as 1947

1949; dtd lgnd; otherwise same as 1947

1950 A; dtd lgnd; otherwise same as 1947

1950 B; dtd lgnd; bw photo of divided hwy from side; 4 x 7.5

1951; dtd lgnd; clr photo of curving divided hwy from side; 4 x 7.5

1952; dtd lgnd; otherwise same as 1951

1953; dtd cvr; clr photo of straight divided hwy from center; 4 x 7.5

1954; dtd cvr; clrzd photo of long bridge over water; 4 x 7.75

1955; dtd cvr; 2 clr photos - "Huguenot Bridge" & "Humpback Bridge"; 4 x 7.5

1956; dtd cvr; clr photo "Jamestown Church Tower"; 4 x 7.5

1957; dtd cvr; clr photo "Statue of John Smith - Jamestown"; 4 x 7.5

1958; dtd cvr; clr photo "Entrance to Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel"; 4 x 7.5

1959; dtd cvr; clr aerial photo "Interchange on Emporia By-Pass"; 4 x 7.5

1961 A; dtd cvr; clr photo "Lee Monument - Richmond"; 3.75 x 8.5

1961 B; dtd lgnd; clr photo of "The Centennial Center"; 3.75 X 8.5 (Civil War Centennial Map)

1962 A; dtd cvr; otherwise same as 1961 A, with "Battlefield of the Civil War" logo added

1962 B; dtd cvr; clr photo "The Centennial Center Richmond, Virginia"; 3.75 x 8.5 (Civil War Centennial Map)

1963 A; dtd cvr; clr photo of white car passing "Welcome to Virginia" sign; 3.75 x 8.5

1963 B; dtd cvr; otherwise same as 1962 B (Civil War Centennial Map)

1964 A; dtd cvr; otherwise same as 1963 A

1964 B; dtd cvr; similar to 1962 B, but different view of the Centennial Center (Civil War Centennial Map)

1965; dtd cvr; clr photo of red station wagon passing "Welcome to Virginia" sign; 3.75 x 8.5

1966; dtd cvr; clr photo of divided hwy through forest from center; 3.75 x 8.5

1967; dtd cvr; clr photo of divided hwy bridge; 3.75 x 8.5

1968; dtd cvr; clr photo "Crabtree Falls - Nelson County"; 3.75 x 8.5

1969; dtd cvr; clr photo "Award Winning Highway, Interstate Route 64..." 3.75 x 8.5

1970; dtd cvr; 2 clr photos "Fredericksburg Information Station" & "Interstate Route 64..."; 3.75 x 8.5

1971; dtd cvr; clr photo "Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel..."; 3.75 x 8.5

1972; dtd cvr; clr photo "State Capitol, Richmond..."; 3.75 x 8.5

1973; dtd cvr; clr photo "Interstate Route 64"; 3.75 x 8.5

1974; dtd cvr; clr photo "Big Walker Mountain Tunnel..."; 3.75 x 8.5

1975; dtd cvr; clr photo of George Washington statue; 4.5 x 9.25

1976; dtd cvr; clr painting of Revolutionary War battle; 4.5 x 9.25

1977; dtd cvr; clr photo of church; 4.5 x 9.25

1978; dtd cvr; clr photo of Mabry Mill; 4.5 x 9.25

.           [3 known versions: {Blue Ridge Parkway, Patrick County" on back }, {"Blue Ridge Parkway,

Patrick County" stamped out }, {"Blue Ridge Parkway, Floyd County" on back }]

1979; dtd cvr; clr photo of Mount Vernon; 4.5 x 9.25

1980; dtd cvr; clr photo of couple at beach; 4.5 x 9.25

1981; dtd cvr; clr photo of flag and cannons; 4.5 x 9.25

1982-83; dtd cvr; clr photo of people in buggy in colonial costumes; 4.5 x 9.25

.           [2 known versions: {Robert A. Quicke on Hwy. Comm.}, {William T. Robinson on Hwy. Comm.}]

1984-85 A; dtd cvr; clr photo of Monticello; 4.5 x 9.25

1984-85 B; dtd cvr; clr photo of fog and mtn; 4.5 x 9.25

1986-87; dtd cvr; clr photo "The Voyage of the Godspeed"; 4.5 x 9.25

.           [2 known versions: {cprt (1986) & flowering tree on bk cvr}, {cprt (1987) & Hwy. Helpline on bk cvr}]

1988; dtd cvr; clr painting of James Madison & text of Constitution; 4.5 x 9.25

1989; dtd cvr; clr photo of quill pen and clr photo of sunrise; 4.5 x 9.25

1989-90; reported by PC

1990; dtd cvr; clr photo "McLean House * where the nation reunited"; 4.5 x 9.25

1991; dtd cvr; same as 1990, exc "McLean House: where the Civil War ended"

1992-93; dtd cvr; clr photo of bikers in mtns; 4.5 x 9.25

.           [2 known versions: {has recycle arrow logo on bk cvr}, {no recycle arrow logo on bk cvr}]

1993-94; reported by PC

1994-95; dtd cvr; clr photo of lighthouse; 4.5 x 9.25

.           [2 known versions: {"1994 marks..." logo at bottom of back cvr}, {no "1994 marks..." logo}]

1996-97; dtd cvr; clr photo of mtns in autumn; 4.5 x 9.25

.           [3 known versions: {date on cvr dk blue}, {date on cvr white/diff. font}, {blue banner on bottom of cvr}]

1998-99; dtd cvr; clr photo of Mt. Vernon with inset painting of George Washington; 4.5 x 9.5

.           [2 known versions: {cprt (1998)}, {cprt (1999)}]

2000-01; dtd cvr; clr photo of harbor skyline with fireworks; 4.5 x 9.5

.           [1 known version: {cprt (2000)} and 1 assumed version: {cprt (2001)}]

2002-04; dtd cvr; clr photo of log cabin in the fall; 4.5 x 9.5

.           [2 known versions: {cprt (2002)}, {cprt (2003)}]

2004-06; dtd cvr; clr photo of boat at sunset; 4.5 x 9.5

.           [2 known versions: {cprt (2004)}, {cprt (2005)}]

2006-08; dtd cvr; cprt (2006); clr photo of 17th century sailing vessel; 4.5 x 9.5

2008-10; dtd cvr; cprt (2008); clr photo of couple with dog on a rock in the mountains; 4.5 x 9.5

2010-12; dtd cvr; cprt (2010); clr photo of couple by Crabtree Falls; 4.5 x 9.5

 

Virginia Scenic Roads Maps:

 

1994; cprt on bk cvr; clr photo of curving road in autumn; 4 x 9

1998; cprt on bk cvr; otherwise same as 1994

2003; cprt on bk cvr; clr photo “Marby Mill, Floyd County”; 4 x 9

2007; cprt on bk cvr; clr photo “Virginia Byway Route 42 in Augusta County”; 4 x 9

2009; cprt on bk cvr; otherwise same as 2007