Abstract
The galactic distribution of R-associations is investigated. They show that the local (Cygnus) spiral feature extends over 2 kpc in the direction of Vela (1 = 265 , and is clearly separated from the next inner (Carina-Sagittarius) spiral feature. There is some evidence for a concentration of the dust towards the inner edge of the local optical spiral feature, a phenomenon which is observed in external galaxies (Lynds 1970, 1972). The R-associations are combined with other good spiral tracers to produce a new map of optical spiral structure. A possible interpretation of this map is suggested in which the angle of inclination of the spiral arms is l3'i4%
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