List of crossings of the Cape Cod Canal

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]

Center of Canal

Crossings
Crossing Carries Location Built Image Coordinates References
Sagamore Highway Bridge (former) United States Route 3 Sagamore 1910-1911 41°46′30.21″N 70°31′59.52″W [2]
Sagamore Bridge U.S. Route 6 1933-1935 41°46′34.14″N 70°32′36.13″W [2]
Bourne Bridge Massachusetts Route 28 Bourne 1933-1935 42°50′1.19″N 70°54′24.53″W [3]
Highway bridge (former) Old Bridge Road 41.7459°N 70.5962°W / 41.7459; -70.5962
Railroad bridge (former) Cape Main Line 1848 41.7449°N 70.6034°W / 41.7449; -70.6034 (Original railroad bridge)
Bourne Highway Bridge (former) Perry Avenue 1910-1911 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 41°44′31.16″N 70°36′49.15″W [4]
Railroad bridge (former) Cape Main Line 1910-1911 41°44′31.0″N 70°36′49.8″W [2]

References
  1. American Geographic Society "The Opening of the Cape Cod Canal" (1914)
  2. Reid, William (1961). The Building of The Cape Cod Canal: 1627-1914. New York City: George McKibbin And Son Inc. p. 131.
  3. 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.

See also
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