West Riding - Largest in Europe

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1697A

Date Released

14 Dec 1961

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Essex - Bomb Banners March Again
2. 2Leicester - Super-Parking Shopping
3. 3West Riding - Largest in Europe
4. 4Eichmann Guilty
5. 5Peace Prize Winner
6. 6Watch the Birdie
7. 7Conflict in Katanga

Story

Story No. within this Issue

3 / 7

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: West Riding - Largest in Europe. DESCRIPTION: There is help now for the motorist on the A1 with the opening of the Wentbridge viaduct and by-pass. Alderman Dwyer, West Riding County Council Highways Chairman, presided. Nearly 100 feet high and 470 feet long, the pre-stressed concrete viaduct is the largest of its kind in Europe. SHOTLIST: GV cars down road. MS people. CU sign. GV opening of viaduct. LS viaduct. MS people. Pan to viaduct. MS viaduct. GV same. GV cars go over viaduct.

Keywords

Transport; Engineering

Locations

Yorkshire; Wentbridge

Card file number

83591A

Credits:

Camera

James Humphries

Commentator

Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

62

Story extras:

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