America's Highways
In 1912, a headlight-maker and an auto magnate built the first cross-country road to spur the demand for new cars; 70 years and $125 billion later, the highway system had grown to 42,000 miles. Rare photographs and interviews tell the incredible story of the “paving of America”.
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Mon, Sep 2, 1996
48 min
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Modern Marvels
708 episodes
Episode
S4 · E1
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