Series 1179

State Planning Board Transportation reports, 1933-1938.

1.20 cubic feet and 1 microfilm reel

These records are housed in the Utah State Archives' permanent storage room.

Historical Note

See history of the records' creator.

Summary of Records

State planning agencies throughout the nation made long-range plans for the development of their state's transportation systems. They worked cooperatively with federal, state, and local agencies to create studies of traffic movement, airports, roadside developments, marking, farm-to-market roads, zoning, parkways, recreational areas, public finance, and other problems, This series includes reports on airports and airways; a preliminary transportation plan; railroad company addresses and freight rates; and maps of railroad lines, a road map of Utah, and a map of a ten-year road improvement plan.

Scope and Content

State planning agencies throughout the nation made long-range plans for the development of their state's transportation systems. They worked cooperatively with federal, state, and local agencies to create studies of traffic movement, airports, roadside developments, marking, farm-to-market roads, zoning, parkways, recreational areas, public finance, and other problems, This series includes reports on airports and airways; a preliminary transportation plan; railroad company addresses and freight rates; and maps of railroad lines, a road map of Utah, and a map of a ten-year road improvement plan.

Arrangement

Alphabetical by report.

Additional Forms

This series is available on microfilm.

Access Restrictions

This series is classified as Public.

Use Restrictions

These records are available for reproduction and use.

Preferred Citation

Cite the Utah State Archives and Records Service, the creating agency name, the series title, and the series number.

Acquisition Information

These records were acquired from the creating agency through established retention schedules.

Processing Information

This series was processed by M. Call in June 1999 and updated in August 2004 by G. Strack after having been filmed. Box and folder numbers for the microfilm reel have been retained for reference purposes only.

Related Material

Maps from the State Planning Board, Series 5597, This also has maps of transportation routes.
Traffic Safety Council records from the State Planning Board, Series 22030, This series has reports on transportation studies

Container List

ReelBoxFolderDescription
111Airports and airways; 1934
112Preliminary transportation plan; 1934
112(Map- see Oversize)
113Railroad company addresses
114Railroad freight rates; 1933-1938
Map-caseFolderDescription
101Railroad lines: Provo, Brigham City, and Garfield
102Road map of Utah
103Ten year road improvement plan