Altered Environments-An Inquiry Into The American Highway

e America has long been a nation on the move from its Beginnings the automobile and the American public seem to have been made for each other the early part of this Century saw many miles of Highway added to the landscape today we have nearly 4 million miles of roads in the United States not only are there more miles of Highway but the highways themselves have changed as you watch the film try to identify ways in which highways have contributed to the America we live in [Music] [Music] oh [Music] he [Music] [Music] America has changed and still is changing in what ways have highways helped to change America Highway construction and Highway use affect the environment in many ways here are some of the ways roads and road building affect the American scene perhaps you can think of others la [Music] oh [Music] la [Music] a [Music] [Applause] [Music] the environment also affects the way highways are built and maintained what are some of the problems that the highway Builder must face highways consume large amounts of [Music] land if all the pavement in the United States was brought together we could completely cover the states of Massachusetts New Jersey Connecticut Rhode Island and Delaware and we would still have paving material left over or we could pave a Road 12 miles wide from New York to Los Angeles many human activities are related to our roadways how do these activities affect the environment [Music] la [Music] oh [Music] what effect might future Road building have on America what thing should we consider when we plan highways [Music] la la [Music]