“ A PIONEER ... THE PENNSYLVANIA TURNPIKE “ 1960s PENNSYLVANIA IHIGHWAY SYSTEM PROMO FILM MD10124

Join this channel to get access to perks: Want to learn more about Periscope Film and get access to exclusive swag? Join us on Patreon. Visit Visit our website Presented by the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, this film “A Pennsylvania Turnpike“ by Robert E. Hetherington looks at what goes into the day-to-day operations on America’s first highway, the Pennsylvania Turnpike. It begins with a short historical overview including what makes the Turnpike so unique. This is followed by an overview of those that work on and along the highway including: tollbooth operators, maintenance crews, state police and emergency response crews, tow trucks, fire fighters, tunnel operators, radio operators, and snow clearing crews. There is also an overview of some of the amenities offered such as service stations, picnic areas, and a tourist information. The film was shot by Eugene Visconti. Narrator Robert Hetherington served as the director of the Pennsylvania Highway Information Association, which has as its mission “...to help policymakers, the media, and the public understand that economic prosperity and a good quality of life simply cannot exist without a sound highway system.“ 0:08 an Amish or Pennsylvania Dutch horse drawn carriage going down a street, 0:33 Title “The Pennsylvania Turnpike”, 1:14 aerial overview and road views of the PA Turnpike, 2:01 Delaware River bridge, 2:15 Ohio Turnpike toll booth, 2:36 picture of a car from the initial opening of the turnpike, 2:55 engineers looking over diagrams, 3:43 cars driving into a tunnel portal, 3:52 Pennsylvania state capitol building 4:08 Interstate map of the US, 4:20 foreign engineers visiting the turnpike, 5:21 cars driving into the Lehigh Tunnel, 5:49 cars filling up at a gas station, 6:02 the PA Turnpike Commission Building followed by a meeting of the Commission, 6:39 Turnpike toll both, 7:19 maintenance crew painting traffic lines, cutting grass along the side of the highway, painting guard fences, replacing road sections, and scheduling work, 8:38 workers placing a mile marker, 9:17 road works sign and flagmen giving notice of construction, 9:38 an ambulance leaving its station, 9:48 state police officers answering the phone, inspecting the highway, and performing desk duties, 10:58 officer meets with an ambulance team, 11:21 an officer boarding a Bell helicopter, operated by the National Guard and with U.S. Army markings, to check for speeders 12:28 a car breaking down on the side of the road and an officer stopping to help out, 13:11 a tow truck shows up and tows the car, 13:38 overview of a service station, 14:04 inside of a service station restaurant, 14:31 tourist information center at a service station, 15:04 a family sets a picnic table, 15:56 workers putting up a guardrail, 16:38 a man and a women exchange driving seats before getting on the highway, 17:15 different examples of turnpike signage, 18:00 aerial footage of a tunnel entrance, 18:21 cars drive into tunnel and turn their lights on, 18:37 tunnel safety appliances like a fire truck and air fans, 18:51 overview of the control center of the tunnel, 19:28 turnpike personnel doing first aid training, 19:51 a car with an oversized speedometer driving down the road to make drivers aware of their speeds, 20:12 police officers inspecting their car’s fire fighting gear, 20:30 Harrisburg Turnpike radio operating center, 21:27 snow removal units clearing the road, 21:45 men sitting in the weather office, 22:32 a hostess at a service area writing weather information on a board, 22:46 snow plow or clearing vehicle coming in for maintenance, 23:41 a toll booth at night, 23:53 different cars with out of state license plates driving through a toll booth, 24:53 overview of Philadelphia, 25:23 view from a rearview mirror on a car driving into a tunnel, 25:38 different bridges across rivers, 26:19 summary footage of all employees working on the turnpike, 27:49 a car driving down the turnpike, 28:09 sun setting over the turnpike, 28:26 American flag being lowered in the sunset as the film comes to an end. We encourage viewers to add comments and, especially, to provide additional information about our videos by adding a comment! See something interesting? Tell people what it is and what they can see by writing something for example: “01:00:12:00 -- President Roosevelt is seen meeting with Winston Churchill at the Quebec Conference.“ This film is part of the Periscope Film LLC archive, one of the largest historic military, transportation, and aviation stock footage collections in the USA. Entirely film backed, this material is available for licensing in 24p HD, 2k and 4k. For more information visit