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Join our journey along monumental feats of engineering that preserved America's natural wonders while paving the way towards her future. Travel the Donner Pass in the Sierra Nevada Mountains, site of a dark chapter in US history. Today, crews use the latest technology to keep I-80 open during the worst winter storms. Enjoy the view while traveling to the summit of Pike's Peak in Colorado, inspiration for America the Beautiful. The "Going-to-the-Sun-Road" slices through Montana's majestic Glacier National Park, crossing the Continental Divide and allowing motorists unsurpassed views of mountain scenery. Outside Denver, the Eisenhower Memorial Tunnel, carved through mountain rock, united eastern and western Colorado. And the Blue Ridge Parkway, which took 52 years to complete, snakes through large, scenic swatches.moreless
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ADD TRIVIA- To give motorists plenty of sightseeing opportunities, the Blue Ridge Parkway was constructed with more than 250 overlooks and parking areas. Edit
- Going-to-the-Sun Road handled about 40,000 cars in 1934, the year it officially opened. Today, it carries 500,000 cars yearly. Edit
- During construction of the Eisenhower Tunnel, workers detonated anywhere from 75 to 220 pounds of explosives, depending on the density of the rock, to gain a four-foot advance. Edit
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ADD NOTES- Stan Richins Sutter Sierra Region Manager John Barton Snowplow Equipment Operator Juanita Holley Dispatch Supervisor Jay Waskowiak TMT Driver Jeff Waters Donner Pass Superintendent John Sturke Caltrans Maintenance Superintendent Dave Manley Equipment Operator Dr. Daniel McHargue History Professor, Pierce College Timothy Davis, PhD National Park Service Historian John Wilson Tunnel Supervisor Charles Robinson Geologist Richard Eckles Project Engineer Tom Hurst Tunnel Supervisor Ken Martinez Tunnel Supervisor Jack Gordon Landscape Architect Deirdre Shaw Glacier National Park Museum Curator Bill Schustrom Park Ranger, Naturalist Phil Noblitt Parkway Spokesman Gary Johnson Chief Landscape Architect Anne Mitchell Whisnant, PhD Author, Super-Scenic Motorway FDR (archival footage) Matt Mayberry Dir., Col. Springs Pioneers Museum Phil Layton Race Director, Pikes Peak Hill Climb Don Sanborn Pikes Peak Historian Jack Glavan Projects Manager Executive Producer: Don Cambou Writer: Martin Kent Producer: Martin Kent Line Producer: Paul Dzilvelis Associate Producer: Jeff Mercer Editor: Lou Laprocido Narrator: Max Raphael Music: Alan Ett Music Group Producer: Bruce Nash Creator: Bruce Nash Production Manager: Shelia Collins Post Producer: Tim Knauff Clearance Supervisor: Katie Del Core Director of Research: Allison Boon Production Controller: Dani Eslin Accountant: Sheridan Liu Accountant: Lisa Casella Accountant: Paulette Pantoja Researcher: Mikki Del Monico Researcher: Tom Barclay Researcher: Uldis Balodis Coordinator: Melinda Esquibel Coordinator: Terrence Hartwell Coordinator: Brad Skiles Voice over Coordinator: Mikki Del Monico Assistant Editor: Laura Steinhoff Assistant Editor: Josh Beckham Assistant Post Coordinator: Alexander Rubinow Post Assistant: Gaylen Kobayashi Camera: Gregg Betonte Camera: Ken Day Camera: Michael Ford Camera: Dominic Freferico Camera: Carl Gibbs Camera: Gilbert Prowler Camera: Rich Raney Camera: David M. Rasmussen Field Audio: Troy Brunette Field Audio: Jan Massey Field Audio: Jeff Meese Field Audio: Kim Tesseau Online Editor: John Price Sound Mixer: Ed Thacker Animation: Red Gypsy Animation Historical Consultant: Jeff Waters Historical Consultant: John Wilson Special Thanks: Pam Boyd Shelly Chernicki Doreen Clay Yolanda Gibson Sherry Hayman Nancy Singer Stacey Stegmen Executive Producer: Beth Dietrich-Segarra Produced by Actuality Productions, Inc 2005 Edit
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ADD QUOTES- Narrator: A road that tunnels through the Rockies, an epic byway connecting two great national parks, a route that's beckoned a century of challenges, a mountain pass that takes an army to keep clear, and a road that reveals some of the most beautiful scenery in the world. So come along for the ride. Now, Mountain Roads, on Modern Marvels. Edit
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