America's Highways

Tv Series
Tv Show :
Modern Marvels
Season 4
Episode Number :1
Rate : Not Rated
RunTime :44 mins
Air Date :1996-09-02
Story : 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”.