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The Bethlehem Steel Company explains how their steel products are used in 1950's highway construction. . . Ella73TV - https://www.youtube.com/user/Ella73TV2 - A curated collection of old films, newsreels & archive footage spanning the 20th century.
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Memba' Berries
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Such an amazing time, progress, style and wealth.
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The Narrator sounds like he could be the Late, Great, Ronald Reagan.
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Ronald Reagan is a good narrator.
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Very interesting piece of propaganda = ) First, the statement at 2:04 states, " early concrete roads were simply cast slabs without inner reinforcing" is untrue; were I live in N. California, the original California State Highway that was built here with Portland Concrete Cement had rebar placed into the concrete on each side of the edge. And this was done in 1922.
Another interesting thought is: Even with all the steel that was placed in the highways in 1951 I wonder how long it lasted without all the problems with cement slabs without. Case in point, again where I live, on I-5 between Red Bluff and Corning the cement was poured in the early 60's ( so, technology had to have improved since 51? ) by the early late 70's the concrete was already doing what they said wouldn't happen with all the reinforced stuff inside. And up until they repaved the concrete with asphalt in early 2000's, the concrete highway was one rough road to drive on with all the cracks, sunken slabs etc. -
The guardrail structures shown in this film were dangerously ineffective, and led to the development of the Jersey Barrier.
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You don't see many white people doing this kind of work anymore.
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My grandfather retired as a welder from Bethlehem Steel.
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HIGHWAYS WERE NOT DESIGNED FOR TRANSPORTATION BUT FOR HOLLYWOOD IN CO-OPERATION WITH THE DEPT OF STATE SO THAT THEY COULD ENRICH THEMSELVES WITH RICHES AND THAT IS TREADED ON....NINJAOA GOVERNMENT
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8:24 is about much sum up the whole video....
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1.37 Why cover a bridge ??
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I wonder if that old steelmill equipment is still in use somewhere.
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Was a road man from 1958-1974 with the Cumbernauld District Council. I got my arse beefed in a pile of bitumen after hours one night in late 1958 by a chargehand. This was when building the modern Hulks Road between Cumbernauld and Slamannan. Lots of men on that job. Lots of fun.
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Wonderful film illustrating the incredible amount of work that went into the building of the postwar U.S. highway systems. Also, like the shots at about 26:40 of an American Overseas Airlines (AOA-part of American Airlines) Boeing Stratocruiser. Thanks for sharing!
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I wish I lived in 1951
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At 7:30, is some new crossing over the Susquehanna. Is this in Maryland? Is this possibly the Hatem Bridge on Rt. 40 or perhaps the bridge that would be the future I95?
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Did anybody notice the contruction workers barbequing the metal bolts and then tossing that hot heated bolt like if they were marshmellow thats this man were hard as steel !
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As a kid growing up, I was around during the majority of the construction of the "System of Interstate and Defense Highways"..Eisenhower pushed hard for the Interstate Highway System as a defensive measure. His logic was based on first hand observation of how well the German Autobahn system freely allowed rapid movements of troops and material. Portions of I-70 in Kansas were designated as emergency staging areas for heavy bombers. I still remember when large portions of what became I-40 still had ferries to cross bodies of water in the early 60's. Even after 50 years of work, construction still remains ongoing in parts of the US, whether it's for modification or route management.