Bourne Bridge | |
|---|---|
 Cape Cod Canal – Bourne Bridge | |
| Coordinates | 41°44′51.73″N 70°35′22.31″W / 41.7477028°N 70.5895306°W |
| Carries | 4 lanes of  Route 28 |
| Crosses | Cape Cod Canal |
| Locale | Bourne, Massachusetts (Buzzards Bay-Cape Cod) |
| Maintained by | United States Army Corps of Engineers |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Arch bridge with suspended deck |
| Total length | 2,384 ft (727 m) |
| Width | 45 ft (14 m) |
| Height | 274 ft (83.5152 m) |
| Longest span | 616 ft (188 m) |
| Clearance below | 135 ft (41 m) |
| History | |
| Construction start | 1933 |
| Opened | June 22, 1935 |
| Statistics | |
| Toll | None |
| Location | |
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The Bourne Bridge in Bourne, Massachusetts, carries Route 28 across the Cape Cod Canal, connecting Cape Cod with the rest of Massachusetts. It won the American Institute of Steel Construction's Class "A" Award of Merit as the "Most Beautiful Steel Bridge" in 1934.[1] Most traffic approaching from the west follows Route 25 which ends at the interchange with US 6 and Route 28 just north of the bridge. The highway provides freeway connections from Interstate 495 and Interstate 195.
- ^ 50th Anniversary Cape Cod Canal Bridges, Bourne, Massachusetts 1935–1985. Waltham, Massachusetts: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. 1985. p. 2.