Road of Tomorrow, The (Reel I only) (1940)
1940 · Ephemeral film · 9 min
Synopsis
Shows planning and construction of Pennsylvania Turnpike. newspaper headline “Pennsylvania Turnpike Open” 1940s cars and trucks on Lincoln Highway between Harrisburg and Pittsburg, Pennsylvania. Three engineers look at blueprints for the Pennsylvania Turnpike; aerial-like shot over miniature model of the turnpike; construction of Pennsylvania turnpike. man pushes down lever connected to dynamite fuse box; huge explosion; construction shovels digging, trucks moving dirt; construction of turnpike; workers digging underground tunnel; paving the turnpike.
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- Running time
- 9 minutes
- Collection
- Prelinger Archives