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The item is a reel of unedited film footage. Shows opening ceremonies at Creston Sawmills, attended by Premier W.A.C. Bennett and other dignitaries. Scenes of construction in progress on the Salmo-Creston highway. Highways Minister Phil Gaglardi visits the work site.

The item is a reel of industrial film showing highway construction in BC. Includes planning and surveys; opening of contractors' bids by Highways Minister Gaglardi; clearing of route by heavy equipment; culvert assembly; drilling and blasting rock; road bed preparation; paving. Traffic control and overpass construction are also discussed. Sections of Highways 1 and 1A are shown, and Premier W.A.C. Bennett presides at an official opening.

The item consists of a workprint reel of film footage. Highways minister Phil Gaglardi cuts ribbon made up of various miniature flags at the opening of the Nine Mile Canyon bridge.

The file consists of three reels of unedited film footage, either Kodachrome originals or a workprint. The footage documents the need for, and construction of, the Oak Street Bridge between Vancouver and Richmond. Includes sequences showing traffic problems at and around the old Lulu Island bridges (Fraser Street Bridge and Marpole Bridge); traffic to Vancouver International Airport (plus "air traffic"); Richmond Lumber Yard and rush hour traffic; horse racing at Lansdowne Park; the Peace Arch; Fraser River bridges and tugboats; opening ceremonies for the new bridge (with Premier W.A.C. Bennett and Highways Minister Phil Gaglardi); views from a tugboat towing a log boom on the Fraser River; construction, painting and finishing on the Oak Street Bridge.

The item consists of a reel of original unedited film footage and a print. Shows opening of the Overlanders Bridge near Kamloops. A Western-style stage coach carries VIPs to the ceremony site. Premier W.A.C. Bennett and Highways Minister Phil Gaglardi are showing at the ceremony. A procession returns from the ceremony across the new bridge.

The item is a reel of unedited film footage. Shows construction scenes at Portage Mountain Dam on the Peace River. Highways Minister Phil Gaglardi visits the site.

The item is a reel of unedited film footage. Highways Minister Phil Gaglardi visits the Second Narrows Bridge construction site and inspects the section that collapsed on June 17, 1958. Shots include close-ups of the damage; reporters, police and other onlookers; a twin-rotor RCAF helicopter hovering nearby.
This reel was found among the original footage and out-takes from the film Deas Island Tunnel (1957-1959).

The item consists of three reels of unedited film footage and other film elements. Contains detailed coverage of the construction of the Second Narrows Bridge spanning Burrard Inlet between North Vancouver and Vancouver. Premier W.A.C. Bennett, Highways Minister Phil Gaglardi, Vancouver Mayor Tom Alsbury, and other dignitaries are seen at the opening ceremonies.

The item consists of two reels of unedited footage. Shows construction work on the Squamish Highway (between Horseshoe Bay and Squamish) and on the Fraser Canyon highway. Premier W.A.C. Bennett, Highways Minister Phil Gaglardi, and other dignitaries are seen at ceremonies.

The item consists of a reel of unedited original film footage and a print copy. Content includes opening ceremonies (?), introduction of new construction vehicles, first stage construction work, and opening ceremonies at the Chilliwack end of the Trans-Canada Highway. Premier W.A.C. Bennett, Highways Minister Phil Gaglardi, and other dignitaries are shown at the various ceremonies.