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Encyclopedia > Sagamore Bridge

The Sagamore Bridge carries U.S. Highway 6 across the Cape Cod Canal, connecting Cape Cod with the rest of Massachusetts, USA. U.S. Highway 6 is a largely east-west United States Highway that connects Bishop, California with Provincetown, Massachusetts on Cape Cod. ... 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 3, which ends at US 6, just north of the bridge, and provides freeway connections from Boston and Interstate 93. Massachusetts Route 3 is a southward continuation of U.S. Highway 3, connecting Boston, Massachusetts with Cape Cod. ... A typical rural freeway (Interstate 5 in the Central Valley of California, USA). ... Nickname: Beantown, The Hub (of the Universe), Athens of America Location in Massachusetts Founded  -Incorporated September 17, 1630 1820, as a city  County Suffolk County Mayor Thomas Menino (Dem) Area  - Total  - Water 232. ... Interstate 93 is an interstate highway in the New England section of the United States. ...


The bridge, along with its sibling, the Bourne 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 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... 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, 1912 bridge. 1912 is a leap year starting on Monday. ...


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Sagamore Bridge - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (314 words)
The bridge, along with its sibling, the Bourne 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 design of the Sagamore and Bourne bridges was later copied in miniature for the John Greenleaf Whittier bridge that connects Interstate 95 from Newburyport to Amesbury on Massachusetts' North Shore.
The bridge replaces an earlier, 1912 bridge, which was built as a drawbridge before the canal was widened.
Bourne Bridge - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (216 words)
The Bourne Bridge in Bourne, Massachusetts carries Massachusetts Route 28 across the Cape Cod Canal, connecting Cape Cod with the rest of Massachusetts, USA.
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.
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