List of crossings of the Cape Cod Canal

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List of crossings of the Cape Cod Canal is located in Massachusetts
List of crossings of the Cape Cod Canal
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This is a list of crossings of the Cape Cod Canal from its north end in Cape Cod Bay to its southern end in Buzzards Bay. The canal, which was opened in 1914, shortened the route from New York City to Boston by 62 miles.[1]

Crossings[]

Crossing Carries Location Built Image Coordinates References
(former) United States Route 3 Sagamore 1910-1911 41°46′30.21″N 70°31′59.52″W / 41.7750583°N 70.5332000°W / 41.7750583; -70.5332000 (Sagamore Highway Bridge) [2]
Sagamore Bridge U.S. Route 6 1933-1935 Sagamore Bridge, Sagamore MA.jpg 41°46′34.14″N 70°32′36.13″W / 41.7761500°N 70.5433694°W / 41.7761500; -70.5433694 (Sagamore Bridge) [2]
Bourne Bridge Massachusetts Route 28 Bourne 1933-1935 Cape Cod Canal Bike Path, Bourne MA.jpg 42°50′1.19″N 70°54′24.53″W / 42.8336639°N 70.9068139°W / 42.8336639; -70.9068139 (Bourne Bridge) [3]
Highway bridge (former) Old Bridge Road 41°44′45″N 70°35′46″W / 41.7459°N 70.5962°W / 41.7459; -70.5962
Railroad bridge (former) Cape Main Line 1848 41°44′42″N 70°36′12″W / 41.7449°N 70.6034°W / 41.7449; -70.6034 (Original railroad bridge)
(former) Perry Avenue 1910-1911 Bourne Highway Bridge, circa 1911.jpg 41°44′41″N 70°36′03″W / 41.7448°N 70.6009°W / 41.7448; -70.6009 (Bourne Highway Bridge) [2][3]
Cape Cod Canal Railroad Bridge Cape Main Line:
  CapeFLYER
  Cape Cod Central RR
MassCoastal Railroad 		1933-1935 Cape Cod Canal - Railroad Bridge.jpg 41°44′31.16″N 70°36′49.15″W / 41.7419889°N 70.6136528°W / 41.7419889; -70.6136528 (Cape Cod Canal Railroad Bridge) [4]
Railroad bridge (former) Cape Main Line 1910-1911 1200 Ton R.R. Bridge over Cape Cod Canal, Buzzard's Bay (LOC).jpg 41°44′31.0″N 70°36′49.8″W / 41.741944°N 70.613833°W / 41.741944; -70.613833 (Canal Railroad Bridge) [2]

References[]

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  1. ^ American Geographic Society "The Opening of the Cape Cod Canal" (1914)
  2. ^ a b c d Reid, William (1961). The Building of The Cape Cod Canal: 1627-1914. New York City: George McKibbin And Son Inc. p. 131.
  3. ^ a b Turner, Lane; Tute, Lisa (8 August 2012). "Cape Cod Canal and bridges". The Boston Globe. Retrieved 23 June 2013.
  4. ^ "The Cape Cod Canal's Vertical Lift Railway Bridge" (PDF). United States Army Corps of Engineers. Retrieved 23 June 2013.

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