Preserving the travel history of Texas.
EIGHT EDITIONS · FOUR DECADES
Choose a year, then explore its regional sheets and legend. These eight editions trace Texas roads from 1938 to 1976, with full-size scans, interactive viewers and the original TexasFreeway commentary.
Humble Oil Roadmap
A highway line did not promise pavement in 1938. These Humble Oil sheets distinguish paved roads from gravel, unimproved routes and dirt roads. Start with a region, then check the legend before tracing your route.
Open the 1938 Map →
Gulf Oil Roadmap
Follow US 66 across the Panhandle or look for the coastal crossings in South Texas. These Gulf Oil sheets show the roads before the interstate network; the legend helps distinguish a divided highway from the freeway a modern reader might expect.
Open the 1948 Map →
Humble Oil Roadmap
The interstate network was beginning to appear, but a heavy line on this map still needs a closer look. These Humble Oil sheets show central and western Texas, with a legend for reading the highway symbols.
Open the 1958 Map →
Enco Roadmap
The routes are familiar; the gaps may not be. These Enco sheets cover the Houston–Dallas–San Antonio region and Northeast Texas while interstate construction was underway. Compare the road symbols with the legend to follow the work.
Open the 1961 Map →
Texaco Roadmap
Seven sheets give this edition the broadest coverage in this collection. Trace the interstate corridors from the major cities to the Panhandle and Far West Texas, then compare them with earlier or later editions.
Open the 1966 Map →
Texaco Roadmap
A single year can be worth a second look. Compare these Texaco sheets with the 1966 edition, especially along I-10 west of Houston and the highways south of San Antonio. The original commentary points out changes to follow.
Open the 1967 Map →
Texaco Roadmap
Look along I-45, I-10 and the routes across South Texas and the Panhandle. These four Texaco sheets capture a highway network still taking shape, with the original commentary beside each regional view.
Open the 1969 Map →
Official Texas Travel Map
The archive ends this sequence with South Texas and West Central Texas. These sheets from the Official Texas Travel Map are useful for following I-35, I-37, I-20 and I-10, alongside the original notes about unfinished stretches.
Open the 1976 Map →Last updated 5-July-2001 (add 1938 maps), created 2-March-2001
Due to high detail, maps have very large digital images.
High resolution: crystal clear
Medium resolution: adequate for viewing, but some detail can't be seen
Low resolution: barely legible, only good for getting the basic idea