Path Cleared for Interstate Highway
Dublin Core
Title
Path Cleared for Interstate Highway
Subject
I-581 Construction; Urban Renewal
Description
Silent video showcasing images of houses being destroyed to make way for I-581.
Original Transcript:
(ROLL FILM)
The path of Roanokes Interstate Highway Spur is beginning to take shape as right of way is cleared in Roanoke.
(TAKE FILM)
Right of way is being cleared preparitory for grading on that portion of Spur Route 581 which will run from the North City Limits to 10th street. Houses are being razed or moved to make way for the super road. 581 will connect Interstate 81 with downtown Roanoke. The State Highway Department released a series of bid dates yesterday which will see completion of the Spur sometime late in 1964 if all goes according to schedule. One project on the Spur which will be completed this year is a cloverleaf interchange where 581 crosses Peters Creek Road. This will complete State Route 117 in Roanoke County as a four lane divided highway.
(LIVE ON)
Original Transcript:
(ROLL FILM)
The path of Roanokes Interstate Highway Spur is beginning to take shape as right of way is cleared in Roanoke.
(TAKE FILM)
Right of way is being cleared preparitory for grading on that portion of Spur Route 581 which will run from the North City Limits to 10th street. Houses are being razed or moved to make way for the super road. 581 will connect Interstate 81 with downtown Roanoke. The State Highway Department released a series of bid dates yesterday which will see completion of the Spur sometime late in 1964 if all goes according to schedule. One project on the Spur which will be completed this year is a cloverleaf interchange where 581 crosses Peters Creek Road. This will complete State Route 117 in Roanoke County as a four lane divided highway.
(LIVE ON)
Creator
WSLS-TV
Source
https://v3.lib.virginia.edu/catalog/uva-lib:2239005
Publisher
University of Virginia Library
Date
02-27-1962
Rights
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/
Relation
http://explore.lib.virginia.edu/exhibits/show/wsls/
Format
WEBM video, 43 seconds, silent, black and white.
Language
English
Type
Streaming Video
Moving Image Item Type Metadata
Player
Collection
Citation
WSLS-TV, “Path Cleared for Interstate Highway,” History of I-581, accessed March 29, 2024, https://omeka.lloydsoc.com/items/show/8.