The Roads of Texas [Paperback]

Texas A&M University (Author), Cartographics Laboratory (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 176 pages
• Publisher: Shearer Pub; Revised edition (June 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0940672642
• ISBN-13: 978-0940672642
• Product Dimensions: 15.5 x 11.2 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.7 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (22 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #891,460 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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38 of 38 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Mandatory carrying for anyone exploring the Lone Star State, August 17, 2000

By 

Roger Edwards (Norman, OK United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Roads of Texas (Paperback)

As a long-time storm chaser and native Texan, I have travelled thousands of different miles across Texas roads; and I can attest to this atlas' accuracy and usefulness. Even if using GPS software, please buy this book if you intend to go off the interstates or U.S. highways. The Roads of Texas has all the county and farm roads -- I mean every single one -- and in much greater precision and detail than what is shown on any GPS software display. I have used these maps to find welcome back-roads solitude in the increasingly crowded hobby of storm chasing. Having worn out two copies already (in 11+ years of publication), I will soon be purchasing a third! The atlas format does have its encumberances -- mainly, tiny typefaces on some labelling and the awkwardness of crossing northern or southern page boundaries into a different portion of the atlas. However, these are minor and common problems with *all* road atlases. Some faint topographic contours would be a nice addition, if they can be laid into the background in a way that would not distract from the roads and their labels. However, this is much easier to use overall than DeLorme's atlas, and far perferable to fold-out maps!

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Don't explore Texas without it, April 13, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: The Roads of Texas (Paperback)

I found Roads of Texas to be indispensible when planning trips off the main highways. An earlier review criticized this book for not naming all the roads. I did too. But that was the 1995 edition. The 1999 edition does name all the roads. I like to follow any road that looks interesting. Inevitably, it seems, county roads end at a T-intersection with no directional sign so you don't know which way to turn. This was terribly frustrating with the 1995 edition. But with the 1999 edition I know just where I am. No more getting lost.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Roads of Texas--the Mapsco edition, October 21, 2005

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Michael E. Low "mikelow" - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Roads of Texas (Paperback)

I just received the new Mapsco edition. I had preordered the atlas and waited with much anticipation. What a disappointment!

While latitude and longitude grids have been added, there appears be less detail. And there are a few gaps in the coverage (one near the towns of Rockport and Fulton is the worst), which didn't exist before. And the detail of rivers and streams has been washed out with the maize background.

There were numerous production problems with the new edition, including many missing highway numbers. The Shearer edition
marked all those loops and spurs, which this edition does not.
Another problem is the depiction of the arterial roads with the
heavy black lines starting and stopping as if they were dead ends. Look at the Dallas/Fort Worth pages and you will see what I mean. It looks like this new edition was rushed into production too soon and corners were cut to save money. That accounts for the seemingly bargain 17.95 price.

Hope they get it right next time; and I'm keeping my old edition!