Oregon Historical County Records Guide
Malheur County Records Inventory
Road and Bridge Records
1887-[ongoing]
Series documents the development, construction, maintenance, and improvement of county roads and bridges. Records include bonds, general road and highway maps, petitions to have roads constructed or altered, notices, complaints, vacation records, and correspondence. Information includes road numbers and names and descriptions of the activity occurring on the road. Information concerning county roads may be available on the Integrated Road Information System (IRIS) at the county road office. Technical road survey maps may be found in the series titled Road Maps and Survey Notes.
The Malheur County Road Department Building burned in 1949 leaving few records about county roads and bridges. In 1978, the county conducted a project to gather information such as petitions and vacations about county "dedicated" roads from the County Court Journal-Commissioner's Proceedings (Commissioners Administrative Journals). Information about "non-dedicated" roads (roads obtained through deeds, etc.) has been compiled also.
Records at the Malheur County Courthouse, Clerk's Basement Storage
Room:
Market Road Designations [includes survey and construction
information], ca.1926-ca.1932 (1 volume).
Records at the Malheur County Courthouse, Planning Department Basement Storage Area:
[Miscellaneous Maps-includes roads, cities, flood insurance, drainage
basin, irrigation districts, reservoirs, dams, waterways, bridges, and other
counties], ca.1950-ca.1986 (ca.200 maps).
Records at the Malheur County Courthouse, Assessor's Basement Storage Area:
[Miscellaneous Maps-includes assessment, road, topographic, highway, road
survey-in wooden drawer], ca.1935-ca.1980 (ca.300 maps).
Records at the Malheur County Courthouse, Assessor's Office:
[School and Road District Boundary Maps], n.d.-ca.1950 (1 volume).
Records at the Malheur County Road Department Office:
Bridge Construction [Records-includes plans,
specifications, reports, correspondence], ca.1960-present (3
cu.ft.);
Bridge Files [Topical-includes load ratings, seismic data,
etc.], ca.1960-present (2 cu.ft.);
Bridge Inspection Reports, 1991-present (2 cu.ft.);
Bridge Load Ratings, 1991-present (2 cu.ft.);
Dedicated Roads [Case Files-includes description and referral
sheets, permits, right-of-way], 1887-present (4 cu.ft.);
Malheur County Atlas and Rural Directory [includes roads], 1968 (1 volume);
[Miscellaneous Maps and Plans-includes roads, bridges,
fairgrounds, railroad right-of-way, powerline, road district],
1931-present (ca.350 maps);
Non-Dedicated Roads [Case Files-includes description and
referral sheets, permits, right-of-way], ca.1887-present (2
cu.ft.);
Road Dept. Projects [Department Project Case Files],
1980-present (2.50 cu.ft.);
Road Files [Subject Files-includes complaints, minutes,
permits, studies, etc.], ca.1949-present (26 cu.ft.).