The Cape Cod Canal is a man-made waterway traversing the narrow neck of land that anchors Cape Cod to mainland Massachusetts. It is part of the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway. This article is about the area of Massachusetts known as Cape Cod. For other uses, see Cape Cod (disambiguation). ... This article is about the U.S. state. ... Categories: Stub ...

The Canal is roughly 17.4 miles long (approximately 7 of which are cut through land)^[1] and connects Cape Cod Bay in the north to Buzzards Bay in the south. The 540-foot width of the canal is spanned by the Cape Cod Canal Railroad Bridge and two highway bridges, the Bourne and the Sagamore. Traffic lights govern the approach of vessels over 65 feet and are located at either end of the canal. Cape Cod Bay is a large bay of the Atlantic Ocean adjacent to the U.S. state of Massachusetts. ... Map of Buzzards Bay. ... Cape Cod Canal - Railroad Bridge The Cape Cod Canal Railroad Bridge, a vertical lift bridge in Bourne, Massachusetts near Buzzards Bay, carries railroad traffic across the Cape Cod Canal, connecting Cape Cod with the rest of Massachusetts, USA. The bridge was constructed beginning in 1933 by the Public Works Administration... The Bourne Bridge carries Massachusetts Route 28 across the Cape Cod Canal, connecting Cape Cod with the rest of Massachusetts, USA. 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... 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... Traffic lights will sometimes differ where there are several lanes of traffic. ...

The idea of constructing such a canal was first considered by Miles Standish of the Plymouth Colony in 1623, and Pilgrims scouted the low-lying stretch of land between the Manomet and the Scusset rivers for potential routes. In 1697 the General Court of Massachusetts considered the first formal proposal to build the canal, but apparently took no action. More energetic planning with surveys took place repeatedly in 1776 (per George Washington), 1791, 1803, 1818, 1824-1830, and 1860. None of these efforts came to fruition, however, and the first attempts at actually building a canal did not take place until the late 19th century. They either ran out of money or were overwhelmed by project's size. Signing of the Mayflower Compact Myles Standish (c. ... Seal of Plymouth Colony Map of Plymouth Colony showing town locations Capital Plymouth Language(s) English Religion Puritan, Separatist Government Monarchy Legislature General Court History  - Established 1620  - First Thanksgiving 1621  - Pequot War 1637  - King Philips War 1675–1676  - Part of the Dominion of New England 1686–1688  - Disestablished 1691... The Massachusetts General Court is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Massachusetts. ... George Washington (February 22, 1732 – December 14, 1799)[1] led Americas Continental Army to victory over Britain in the American Revolutionary War (1775–1783), and in 1789 was elected the first President of the United States of America. ... Alternative meaning: Nineteenth Century (periodical) (18th century — 19th century — 20th century — more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 19th century was that century which lasted from 1801-1900 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar. ...

On June 22, 1909, construction finally began for a working canal under the direction of August Belmont, Jr's "Boston, Cape Cod and New York Canal Company", to designs by engineer William Barclay Parsons. The canal opened on a limited basis in 1914 and was completed in 1916. This privately owned toll canal had a maximum width of 100 feet (30 m), a minimum depth of 25 feet, and took a somewhat difficult route from Phinney Harbor [1] at the top of Buzzards Bay. Due to the narrow channel and navigation difficulty, several accidents occurred which limited traffic and blackened the reputation of the Canal. As a result, toll revenues failed to meet investors' expectations. is the 173rd day of the year (174th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1909 (MCMIX) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... August Belmont, Jr. ... William Barclay Parsons (April 15, 1859 - May 9, 1932) was a famous American civil engineer. ... Year 1914 (MCMXIV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Year 1916 (MCMXVI) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Friday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ...

During World War I, German U-boats attacked ships travelling along the far Atlantic coast of Cape Cod, making the Canal an important "safe" shipping lane. In 1928 the government purchased the Canal for operation by the United States Army Corps of Engineers as a free public waterway. From 1935 to 1940, the government rebuilt the canal, increasing its approach width to 540 feet and its depth to 32 feet. It became the widest canal in the world. The southern entrance to the canal was rebuilt to proceed directly from Buzzards Bay, rather than through Phinney Harbor. “The Great War ” redirects here. ... U-boat is also a nickname for some diesel locomotives built by GE; see List of GE locomotives October 1939. ... Year 1928 (MCMXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The United States Army Corps of Engineers, or USACE, is a federal agency made up of some 34,600 civilian and 650 military men and women. ... 1935 (MCMXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar). ... Year 1940 (MCMXL) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Early plan (1834)	Bourne Bridge ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (2816x2112, 579 KB) Bourne Bridge over Cape Cod Canal, Bourne, Massachusetts, USA. File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... The Bourne Bridge carries Massachusetts Route 28 across the Cape Cod Canal, connecting Cape Cod with the rest of Massachusetts, USA. 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...	Railroad Bridge ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (2816x2112, 465 KB) Railroad bridge over Cape Cod Canal, Bourne, Massachusetts, USA. File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Cape Cod Canal - Railroad Bridge The Cape Cod Canal Railroad Bridge, a vertical lift bridge in Bourne, Massachusetts near Buzzards Bay, carries railroad traffic across the Cape Cod Canal, connecting Cape Cod with the rest of Massachusetts, USA. The bridge was constructed beginning in 1933 by the Public Works Administration...	Sagamore Bridge Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 530 pixelsFull resolution (2340 × 1551 pixel, file size: 715 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) I, the creator of this work, hereby grant the permission to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation... 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...
Bourne Bridge with Railroad Bridge in the background

References

• Massachusetts General Court, "Report of the Joint Committee of 1860 Upon the Proposed Canal to Unite Barnstable Bay and Buzzard's Bay", Boston : Wright & Potter, State Printers, pages 10-22, 1864.

External links

• http://www.nae.usace.army.mil/recreati/ccc/ccchome.htm

• Cape Cod Canal is at coordinates 41°45′53″N 70°34′12″W / 41.764654, -70.569992 (Cape Cod Canal)Coordinates: 41°45′53″N 70°34′12″W / 41.764654, -70.569992 (Cape Cod Canal)