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Bourne Bridge
Cape Cod Canal - Bourne Bridge
Carries	Route 28
Crosses	Cape Cod Canal
Locale	Bourne, Massachusetts
Maintained by	United States Army Corps of Engineers
Design	Arch bridge with suspended deck
Total length	2,384 ft (727 m)
Width	45 ft (14 m)
Longest span	616 ft (188 m)
Clearance below	135 ft (41 m)
Beginning date of construction	1933
Opened	June 22, 1935
Coordinates	41°44′51.73″N 70°35′22.31″W / 41.7477028°N 70.5895306°W / 41.7477028; -70.5895306Coordinates: 41°44′51.73″N 70°35′22.31″W / 41.7477028°N 70.5895306°W / 41.7477028; -70.5895306

The Bourne Bridge in Bourne, Massachusetts carries Route 28 across the Cape Cod Canal, connecting Cape Cod with the rest of Massachusetts, USA.

Most traffic approaching from the west follows Massachusetts Route 25, which ends at the interchange with US 6/Route 28 just north of the bridge, and provides freeway connections from Interstate 495 and Interstate 195.

History

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. Both bridges carry four lanes of traffic over a 616-foot (188 m) main span, with a 135-foot (41 m) ship clearance, and opened on June 22, 1935. Due to the topography of the land, however, the approaches to the main span of the Bourne Bridge are considerably longer than those of the Sagamore Bridge.

The bridge replaces an earlier 1911 drawbridge; the current structure was built to accommodate the widening of the canal. Like the old Sagamore Bridge, the original drawbridge's approaches are still accessible.

The bridge commences at a major rotary, this one on the east (Cape Cod) end.

See also

• Southside Connector
• Cape Cod Canal Tunnel

External links

• Bourne Bridge in the Structurae database

Crossings of Cape Cod Canal Upstream Sagamore Bridge Bourne Bridge Downstream Cape Cod Canal Railroad Bridge Bay Colony Railroad

Road transportation infrastructure of Cape Cod U.S. Routes US 6 State Routes Route 3 · Route 3A · Route 6A · Route 25 · Route 28 · Route 28A · Route 39 · Route 124 · Route 130 · Route 132 · Route 134 · Route 137 · Route 149 · Route 151 State Roads Sandwich Road Bridges Bourne Bridge · Sagamore Bridge See also: Cape Cod Canal Tunnel · Southside Connector