Aviator Charles Lindbergh on an inspection tour of the new coast-to-coast express from Newark to Columbus. Lindbergh in the air mail aircraft cockpit as they fly over the Allegheny Mountains. He looks out at the grey clouds as they fly into a raging snow storm. Tree covered mountains. They fly over fields. Aerial views of landmarks in city in Columbus Ohio. View of airfield in Columbus. The plane lands at Columbus, Ohio after the test run. Colonel Lindbergh and his copilot, Robert S. Leroy (Bob Leroy), exit the plane and pose for the camera.
'Highways of Service' depicts the importance of roads and highways in the development of United States. Early explorers depended on water routes. Indians with travois on a trail. A family prepares to leave a camp. Goods loaded on horses. An Native American Indian mother carried her child on her back. An Indian on his horse. A covered wagon on an early road driven by two men. A modern automobile travels on an early highway in the mountains.
The importance of roads and highways in the development of United States. The Bureau of Public Roads cooperated with the States to build the National Forest and Federal Aid Highway system. An early automobile driven on an early road. The car makes its way trough the slush and muck. An automobile driven on a rebuilt road. Farmers and city people benefit alike. Cars driven on a road amidst farms. A car crosses a bridge. Farmers separate seed on a seed separator as truck drives away hauling bags of seed. Trucks transport hay bales and sacks of grain from the farms to the city. Farmers load cartons onto a truck. Logs on a van. A truck transports wooden planks.
The importance of roads and highways in the development of United States. An important service of the road is to enable fire fighting crews to reach their destination soon. Fire fighters try to douse a forest fire. They use various manual equipment to put it out. Men cut trees to avoid further spread of the fire. Smoke all around the forest area.
The importance of roads and highways in the development of United States. Developed roads and highways enable summer camps in a National Forest. A sign board on a tree reads 'Silver Creek - Summer Home Sites'. Smoke emerges from a chimney of a summer home. A car passes by the entrance to a camp. Smoke arises from a cabin's chimney nestled among trees. A bench near the cabin.
The importance of roads and highways in the development of United States. Summer camps in the National Forests. Supplies for campers are provided by roadside stores. Cars parked outside a store in a forest. A woman at the store. A man looks at a fountain in a well. A car enters the 'Log Cabin Camp'. A man gets off a car and enters a cabin. A woman works outside the cabin.