AGENCY: Department of Transportation. Office of Planning and Programming

SERIES: 8673
TITLE: State roads photologging films
DATES: 1977-2013.
ARRANGEMENT: Alphabetical by county, thereunder numerical by state route or highway number.

DESCRIPTION: These are 35mm photologging films of state roads used as a cost-saving device to visually portray physical characteristics of the highway in order to design maps, the placement of signs, and new surfaces of existing state roads without actually visiting the site. The films are also used in court to indicate accident sites and determine validity of allegations as to the condition of the road and placement of signs. The films are updated every five to six years. The color pictures include images of highway segments that show right-of-way and surroundings. Each frame identifies the milepost, date film was taken, time of day, side slope of the road, surface roughness, horizontal curvature, and grade. The beginning of each roll of film indicates county, highway number, number of reels involved, and direction of the camera.

RETENTION

DISPOSITION

RETENTION AND DISPOSITION AUTHORIZATION

These records are in Archives' permanent custody.

FORMAT MANAGEMENT

Filmstrips: Retain in State Archives permanently with authority to weed.

Digital Versatile Disk - Read Only: Retain in Office until copied to DVD and then transfer to State Archives.

APPRAISAL

Administrative Historical

These films have tremendous historical value not only for the detailed information included on each frame, but also for the visual documentation of the state. A photologger projector is necessary to view the film, although it is possible to convert the film to video tape with some loss of clarity.

PRIMARY DESIGNATION

Public