The Official Highway Map Drawer

Click on the maps below to "unfold" the map and take a look inside!

Most of the images and information for these pages were taken from my personal collection. MnDOT recently scanned its earliest official maps for inclusion in the Minnesota Digital Library, which allowed me to include images and information on maps not yet in my collection (indicated by a gray background).

I have decided to only include the maps issued from 1923 on - the 1923 map is the first that can really be considered a "tourist map", usable to navigate the state's new trunk highway system. The pages linked below only show the basic map issued for each year - variants are not shown (for a better run down of the other editions, see the Minnesota Motoring Memories Page).

Era 1: 1923-1932 - The McGill-Warner "Red" Maps
Era 2: 1933-1940 - The McGill-Warner "Yellow" Maps
Era 3: 1940-1950 - The Department Of Highways "Black and White" Maps
Era 4: 1951-1961 - The Gousha Maps
Era 5: 1962-1966 - The Modern "Large Size" Maps
Era 6: 1967-1983/84 - The "Mini-Maps"
Era 7: 1985/86-Present - The "Explore Minnesota" Maps