The Dixie Highway from Roebling Bridge to Cumberland Gap
Season 6 Episode 8 | 26m 28sVideo has Closed Captions
The old Dixie Highway from the Roebling Bridge in Covington to the Cumberland Gap.
Host Dave Shuffett drives the eastern route of the old Dixie Highway—the "magic highway"—from the Roebling Bridge over the Ohio River at Covington to the Cumberland Gap at Middlesboro. While visiting some of the current roadside attractions, he also remembers those that flourished from the 1930s through the '50s but faded away with the coming of the interstate highways. A 2000 KET production.
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The Dixie Highway from Roebling Bridge to Cumberland Gap
Season 6 Episode 8 | 26m 28sVideo has Closed Captions
Host Dave Shuffett drives the eastern route of the old Dixie Highway—the "magic highway"—from the Roebling Bridge over the Ohio River at Covington to the Cumberland Gap at Middlesboro. While visiting some of the current roadside attractions, he also remembers those that flourished from the 1930s through the '50s but faded away with the coming of the interstate highways. A 2000 KET production.
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Kentucky Life is a local public television program presented by KET
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