Path Cleared for Interstate Highway

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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)

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

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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.

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