Road of Tomorrow, The (Reel I only)

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Road of Tomorrow, The (Reel I only) is a short film from ca. 1940 released on 16mm. It is held in the Prelinger Archives collection.

Shows planning and construction of Pennsylvania Turnpike.

00:01:01:10 CU newspaper headline Pennsylvania Turnpike Open

00:01:55:19 1940s cars and trucks on Lincoln Highway between Harrisburg and Pittsburg, Pennsylvania.

00:03:03:17 Three engineers look at blueprints for the Pennsylvania Turnpike; aerial-like shot over miniature model of the turnpike; VS construction of Pennsylvania turnpike.

00:04:51:07 CU man pushes down lever connected to dynamite fuse box; huge explosion; construction shovels digging, trucks moving dirt; VS construction of turnpike; VS workers digging underground tunnel; paving the turnpike.

Road of Tomorrow, The (Reel I only)
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ca. 1940
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9:35
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