Modern Marvels (1993 – ...)

1993 • 23 seasons • Documentary • TV-PG

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Episode 9 — Paving America

Name: Episode 9 — Paving America
Released: 1995-10-29
Duration: 44 min

Season 3 • Modern Marvels

Released: 1995-10-29 • Documentary

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The story of the construction of our grand national highway system, from its beginnings in 1912 (it was conceived by auto and headlight tycoons) to its completion in 1984 (when the last stoplight was removed–and buried).

Episodes

Episode 1
Space Shuttle
1995-08-20

Episode 2
Brooklyn Bridge
1995-10-01

Episode 3
Tunnels
1995-10-08

Episode 4
Tennessee Valley Authority
1995-10-15

Episode 5
Oil
1995-10-16

Episode 6
Silver Mines
1995-10-01

Episode 7
The NYC Subway
1995-10-19

Episode 8
The Railroads That Tamed the West
1995-10-20

Episode 9
Paving America
1995-10-29

Episode 12
The Alaskan Oil Pipeline
1995-11-04

Information

Episode air date	29.10.1995
Episode runtime	44 min
Episode rating	0.00
Genres	Documentary
TMDB series rating	8.1
IMDb series rating	8.1
Series status	Returning series
Age rating	6+
Country	US

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