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We're Running Out of Roads!

Posted October 26, 2012 8:00 AM by dstrohl
Pathfinder Tags: 1950s automotive GM highway

Today we take the modern interstate highway system for granted, but as we see from this GM-produced video from 1954 (which conveniently argues for the only solution to traffic woes that would not require lessening America's dependence on automobiles), such a highway system certainly held a lot of promise for Fifties America, but developing it was far from inevitable. YouTube user USAutoIndustry uploaded the video, providing some interesting context to our transportation history.

Read the whole article and watch the video on the Hemming's Blog.

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10/26/2012 9:27 AM

The link is not correct and needs a fix.

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10/26/2012 9:58 AM

Updated. Thanks!

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10/26/2012 4:32 PM

There is some uncertainty about the stated year of 1954.

Second row, sixth car back most certainly appears to be a '56 Henway. I might be wrong... any Henway experts out there?

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10/28/2012 8:35 AM

Yes that was a Henway for sure! But it had to be a '53, since I think they stopped making them then... the film was shot in '54.

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10/26/2012 11:18 PM

Route 66, 67, 68--what's the speed limit on Route 69?

Lickety split!

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