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Historical Archives Collection
Access all of Iowa's historical maps in our archives collection. Find maps from all modes of transportation and time periods, and more than 13,000 images.
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| Previous State Transportation Maps Official State of Iowa Transportation Maps, 1919-present |
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| State Highway Historic Map (6.22 MB) Archived .pdf Iowa registered highway routes, 1914-1925 |
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| 1986 County Highway and Transportation maps |
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| 1917 State of Iowa Map (6.31 MB) Archived .pdf |
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| 1914 County Highway maps Maps are in jpg format, links to Iowa DOT Historical Collections website |
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| 1902 Iowa Rail Map (38.6 MB) Archived .pdf |
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| 1895 State of Iowa Map (989.89 KB) Archived .pdf |
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| 1855 Iowa Rail Map (3.32 MB) Archived .pdf |
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