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Freedom of the American Road

Freedom of the American Road
Film

A 1955 advocacy film for highway construction.  Produced by MPO Productions, Inc.

This film is available courtesy of the Prelinger Archives (public domain).

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Part 1 Duration: 26:39 Henry Ford II introduces this film designed to encourage private citizens to unite and support road improvement. Part of the lobbying campaign that culminated in legislation authorizing the Interstate Highway system in 1956, this film shows community efforts to improve and increase safety on the Bayshore Highway in the San Francisco Bay Area; congestion in Pittsburgh and the Golden Triangle redevelopment area; the economic benefits of Boston's circumferential highway, Route 128; and safety education in St. Joseph, Missouri. Narrator: Westbrook van Voorhis. Download Freedom of the American Road, Part 1 from The Internet Archive

Part 2 Duration: 26:39 Henry Ford II introduces this film designed to encourage private citizens to unite and support road improvement. Part of the lobbying campaign that culminated in legislation authorizing the Interstate Highway system in 1956, this film shows community efforts to improve and increase safety on the Bayshore Highway in the San Francisco Bay Area; congestion in Pittsburgh and the Golden Triangle redevelopment area; the economic benefits of Boston's circumferential highway, Route 128; and safety education in St. Joseph, Missouri. Narrator: Westbrook van Voorhis. Download Freedom of the American Road, Part 2 from The Internet Archive

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