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DRAFT maps of the study routes-May 2015

These are draft maps of the study routes as of about May 2015. These maps will go out as part of the draft feasibility study that will be released for public comment soon. Some of them may be revised based on public comments that we receive. Updated maps will accompany future drafts and versions of the planning document. We will post any updates here, if necessary, when they are ready.

Document Content:

Overview of Existing Routes of the Four Trails (1.3 MB, PDF file)

DRAFT Overview of the Additional Study Routes of the Four Trails (1.6 MB, PDF file)

01. Blue Mills-Independence Road DRAFT Detail Map (1.4 MB, PDF file)

02. Mississippi Saints Route from Independence-Fort Laramie DRAFT Detail Map (1.6 MB, PDF file)

03. Blue Ridge Cutoff DRAFT Detail Map (1.7 MB, PDF file)

04. Westport Landing Road DRAFT Detail Map (1.5 MB, PDF file)

05. Westport Road DRAFT Detail Map (1.6 MB, PDF file)

06. Westport-Lawrence Road DRAFT Detail Map (1.7 MB, PDF file)

07. Gum Springs-Fort Leavenworth Route DRAFT Detail Map (1.7 MB, PDF file)

08. Fort Leavenworth-Kansas River Route DRAFT Detail Map (1.4 MB, PDF file)

09. Fort Leavenworth-Big Blue River Route DRAFT Detail Map (1.4 MB, PDF file)

10. Atchison Road DRAFT Detail Map (1.5 MB, PDF file)

11. Independence Creek Route DRAFT Detail Map (1.4 MB, PDF file)

12. Atchison to Kennekuk Pony Express Route DRAFT Detail Map (1.5 MB, PDF file)

13. Union Ferry (Union Town) Route DRAFT Detail Map (1.5 MB, PDF file)

14. Road to Amazonia (Road from Amazonia) DRAFT Detail Map (1.4 MB, PDF file)

15. St. Joe Road DRAFT Detail Map (1.4 MB, PDF file)

16. Pony Express Trail from Wathena, Kansas to Troy, Kansas DRAFT Detail Map (1.6 MB, PDF file)

17. Minersville-Nebraska City Road DRAFT Detail Map (1.3 MB, PDF file)

18. Old Fort Kearny Road (Oxbow Trail) DRAFT Detail Map (1.3 MB, PDF file)

19. Nebraska City Cutoff Routes DRAFT Detail Map (1.4 MB, PDF file)

20. Woodbury Cutoff DRAFT Detail Map (1.3 MB, PDF file)

21. Old Wyoming (Road to the) Nebraska City Cutoff DRAFT Detail Map (1.3 MB, PDF file)

22. Keokuk Route DRAFT Detail Map (1.4 MB, PDF file)

23. 1846 Subsequent Routes A and B DRAFT Detail Map (1.6 MB, PDF file)

24. 1856-1857 Handcart Route, Iowa City to Council Bluffs DRAFT Detail Map (1.7 MB, PDF file)

25. Lower Plattsmouth Route DRAFT Detail Map (1.3 MB, PDF file)

26. Upper Plattsmouth Route DRAFT Detail Map (1.4 MB, PDF file)

27. Lower Bellevue Route DRAFT Detail Map (1.5 MB, PDF file)

28. Upper Bellevue Route DRAFT Detail Map (1.7 MB, PDF file)

29. Council Bluffs Road DRAFT Detail Map (1.5 MB, PDF file)

30. 1847 Alternative Elkhorn and Loup River Crossings in Nebraska DRAFT Detail Map (1.3 MB, PDF file)

31. Childs Cutoff DRAFT Detail Map (1.5 MB, PDF file)

32A. Cherokee Trail - Original Study Route DRAFT Detail Map (1.8 MB, PDF file)

32B. Cherokee Trail - 1850 Southern Route DRAFT Detail Map (1.8 MB, PDF file)

32C. Cherokee Trail - 1849 Northern Route DRAFT Detail Map (1.8 MB, PDF file)

33. Diamond Springs Cutoff DRAFT Detail Map (1.2 MB, PDF file)

34. Sublette Cutoff DRAFT Detail Map (1.6 MB, PDF file)

35. Central Overland Emigrant Route-Suggested Route DRAFT Detail Map (2.0 MB, PDF file)

35A. Central Overland Emigrant Route-Original Study Routes DRAFT Detail Map (2.0 MB, PDF file)

35B. Central Overland Emigrant Route-South Platte River Route DRAFT Detail Map (1.5 MB, PDF file)

35C. Central Overland Emigrant Route - Lodgepole Creek Trail DRAFT Detail Map (1.5 MB, PDF file)

35D. Central Overland Emigrant Route-Selected Sections through Wyoming DRAFT Detail Map (2.0 MB, PDF file)

35E. Central Overland Emigrant Route-Simpson Route DRAFT Detail Map (2.0 MB, PDF file)

36. Weber Canyon Route of the Hastings Cutoff DRAFT Detail Map (1.6 MB, PDF file)

37. 1850 Golden Pass Road DRAFT Detail Map (1.5 MB, PDF file)

38. McAuley Cutoff DRAFT Detail Map (1.3 MB, PDF file)

39. Bidwell-Bartleson Route DRAFT Detail Map (2.2 MB, PDF file)

40. Bishop Creek Cutoff (Bishop Creek Route) DRAFT Detail Map (1.4 MB, PDF file)

41. Secret Pass (Secret Pass Route) DRAFT Detail Map (1.4 MB, PDF file)

42. Greenhorn Cutoff DRAFT Detail Map (1.3 MB, PDF file)

43. Goodale's Cutoff_ (Jeffrey-Goodale Cutoff) DRAFT Detail Map (1.6 MB, PDF file)

44. Goodale's Boise-North 1862 and 1863 Routes DRAFT Detail Map (1.7 MB, PDF file)

45. Olds Ferry Road DRAFT Detail Map (1.5 MB, PDF file)

46. North Side Alternate Route DRAFT Detail Map (1.5 MB, PDF file)

47. North Alternate Oregon Trail DRAFT Detail Map (1.4 MB, PDF file)

48. Raft River to Applegate Trail DRAFT Detail Map (1.9 MB, PDF file)

49. Applegate Trail (Applegate Trail, or Southern Route to Oregon) DRAFT Detail Map (1.9 MB, PDF file)

50A. Meek Cutoff - Hambleton DRAFT Detail Map (1.8 MB, PDF file)

50B. Meek Cutoff - Ragen DRAFT Detail Map (1.7 MB, PDF file)

50C. Meek Cutoff - Hinshaw DRAFT Detail Map (1.7 MB, PDF file)

51. Free Emigrant Road DRAFT Detail Map (1.8 MB, PDF file)

52A. Whitman Mission Route - Three variants DRAFT Detail Map (1.5 MB, PDF file)

52B. Whitman Mission Route - Alternative driving route DRAFT Detail Map (1.5 MB, PDF file)

53. Upper Columbia River Route DRAFT Detail Map (1.7 MB, PDF file)

54. Umatilla River Route & Columbia River to the Dalles DRAFT Detail Map (1.6 MB, PDF file)

55. Naches Pass Trail DRAFT Detail Map (1.6 MB, PDF file)

56. Cutoff to the Barlow Road DRAFT Detail Map (1.4 MB, PDF file)

57. Cowlitz River Route DRAFT Detail Map (1.6 MB, PDF file)

58. Yreka Trail DRAFT Detail Map (1.4 MB, PDF file)

59. Burnett Cutoff DRAFT Detail Map (1.2 MB, PDF file)

60. Henness Pass Route DRAFT Detail Map (1.7 MB, PDF file)

61. Nevada City Road DRAFT Detail Map (1.7 MB, PDF file)

62. Placer County Road to Auburn (Placer County Emigrant Road) DRAFT Detail Map (1.5 MB, PDF file)

63. Johnson Cutoff DRAFT Detail Map (1.5 MB, PDF file)

64. Georgetown_Daggett Pass Trail (Daggett Pass to Georgetown Trail) DRAFT Detail Map (1.5 MB, PDF file)

65. Luther Pass Trail DRAFT Detail Map (1.2 MB, PDF file)

66. Sacramento-Coloma Wagon Road DRAFT Detail Map (1.7 MB, PDF file)

67. Grizzly Flat Cutoff (Grizzly Flat Road) DRAFT Detail Map (1.3 MB, PDF file)

68. Volcano Road DRAFT Detail Map (1.4 MB, PDF file)

69. Big Tree Road.pdf (1.1 MB, PDF file)

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