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Each bridge carries four lanes of traffic over a 616-foot (188 m) main span, with a 135-foot (41 m) ship clearance. Construction ended in early 1935 and the bridge opened on June 22, 1935. [2] The approaches to the main span of the Bourne Bridge are considerably longer than those of the Sagamore Bridge due to the topography of the land.
A 1922 map of the Cape Cod Canal, including the Bourne Highway Bridge A 1925 aerial view of Bourne and the bridge. Work on the bridge began on August 10, 1910, during construction of the Cape Cod Canal. [2] The bridge abutments were completed by December. [3] In April 1911, the bridge was reported as being nearly completed. [4]
One study concluded that the Sagamore Bridge was over capacity while the Bourne Bridge was under capacity. From these studies, it was determined that the expressway would cross the canal near the Bourne Bridge. [17] Expressway connections would connect to US 6 and Route 28 on the south side of the canal near the Bourne Rotary.
An aerial photo from the Bourne Historical Society's archives shows the Bourne Bridge and the small building at the bottom left, a tourist information booth. The photo dates to the 1930s and the ...
This was framed by state objectives to discourage Route 25 eastbound motorists from using the Bourne Bridge and Sandwich Road to reach Route 6. That would, official sentiment noted, reduce Bourne ...
The Bourne Bridge is one of two bridges for vehicle traffic crossing the Cape Cod Canal, connecting drivers from the mainland to Cape Cod. The Cape Cod Times is providing this coverage for free as ...
In 1935, a new bridge over the Cape Cod Canal, the Bourne Bridge, was opened to traffic, replacing an earlier drawbridge at the same location. Between 1941 and 1943, the road south of the Bourne Bridge was widened to a four-lane, divided highway to the Pocasset Rotary and renamed General MacArthur Boulevard.
Although some maps have Route 6A starting at the Bourne Bridge Rotary along Sandwich Road, it actually starts some feet east of the Sagamore Bridge [citation needed], according to state signage. From there, it goes thus: Bourne: Sandwich Road; Sandwich: Route 6A; Barnstable: Main Street; Yarmouth: Main Street; Dennis: Old King's Highway