The Bourne Bridge carries Massachusetts Route 28 across the Cape Cod Canal, connecting Cape Cod with the rest of Massachusetts, USA. Cape Cod Canal The Cape Cod Canal is a man-made waterway traversing the narrow neck of land that anchors Cape Cod to mainland Massachusetts. ... Cape Cod and the Massachusetts and Rhode Island coastline Cape Cod and Cape Cod Bay from space, April 1997. ... State nickname: Bay State Other U.S. States Capital Boston Largest city Boston Governor Mitt Romney (R) Official languages English Area 27,360 km² (44th) - Land 20,317 km² - Water 7,043 km² (25. ...
Most traffic approaching from the north follows Massachusetts Route 25, which ends at Route 28, just north of the bridge, and provides freeway connections from Interstate 495 and Interstate 195. Massachusetts Route 25 is a freeway providing access to Cape Cod. ... A typical rural freeway (Interstate 5 in the Central Valley of California, USA). ... Interstate 495 is the designation of an Interstate highway beltway in Massachusetts. ... Looking east at I-195 in Providence, Rhode Island around 1959. ...
The bridge, along with its sibling, the Sagamore Bridge, were constructed beginning in 1933 by the Public Works Administration for the United States Army Corps of Engineers, which operates both the bridges and the canal. Both bridges carry four lanes of traffic over a 616-foot (188m) main span, with a 135-foot (41m) ship clearance, and opened on June 22, 1935. The Sagamore Bridge carries U.S. Highway 6 across the Cape Cod Canal, connecting Cape Cod with the rest of Massachusetts, USA. Most traffic approaching from the north follows Massachusetts Route 3, which ends at US 6, just north of the bridge, and provides freeway connections from Boston and Interstate... 1933 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Public Works Administration of 1933 was a New Deal agency that made contracts with private firms for construction of public works. ... United States Army Corps of Engineers logo The United States Army Corps of Engineers, or USACE, is made up of some 34,600 civilian and 650 military men and women. ... 1935 was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ...
The bridge replaces an earlier, 1911 bridge. 1911 was a common year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar). ...
The bridge, along with its sibling, the Sagamore Bridge, was constructed beginning in 1933 by the Public Works Administration for the United States Army Corps of Engineers, which operates both the bridges and the canal.
The bridge replaces an earlier, 1911 drawbridge; the current structure was built to accommodate the widening of the canal.
The Sagamore Bridge was constructed about two and one half miles from the eastern end of the Canal land cut, and the BourneBridge about one and two thirds miles from the western end of the land cut.
The vertical lift railroad bridge, with a 544 foot horizontal span, was constructed close to the western end of the land cut, near the site of the old bridge.
The Massachusetts governor lavished praise on the entire Canal project, stating: "The construction of these beautiful bridges and the expenditure of nearly $40,000,000 for the development of this inland waterway is bound to contribute to the happiness and well being of the people of Massachusetts." At the Sagamore Bridge, Mrs.
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