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Modern Marvels•Season 4•Episode 1

America's Highways

8.3/10 · 25 votesSep 2, 199644 min

Ranked #2 of 10 in Season 4•+0.6 vs season avg

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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