Span of Dreams: Bridges Rise 1920

This 1920 silent film, Builders Of Bridges, produced by Robert C. Bruce for Educational Film Exchanges, celebrates human ingenuity in bridge construction. Likely a scenic short, it showcases majestic spans—possibly California’s early steel truss bridges or Oregon’s coastal marvels—filmed with Bruce’s signature sweeping pans. Workers hoist beams against rugged landscapes, blending engineering with nature’s grandeur. Intertitles might highlight bridge-building’s role in connecting communities, a testament to 1920s progress preserved in Educational’s eclectic catalog.