Bourne Highway Bridge | |
|---|---|
 Bourne Highway Bridge, c. 1911 | |
| Coordinates | 41°44′41″N 70°36′03″W / 41.7448°N 70.6009°W |
| Carried | Perry Avenue |
| Crossed | Cape Cod Canal |
| Locale | Bourne, Massachusetts (Buzzards Bay-Cape Cod) |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Scherzer double-leaf rolling lift bridge |
| Total length | 729 feet (222 m) |
| Width | 30 feet (9.1 m) |
| Longest span | 160 feet (49 m) |
| Clearance below | 41 feet (12 m) |
| History | |
| Construction start | August 10, 1910 |
| Construction end | June 1911 |
| Closed | June 22, 1935 |
| Demolished | December 1935 |
| Location | |
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| References | |
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The Bourne Highway Bridge was a bascule bridge in the town of Bourne, Massachusetts, that spanned the Cape Cod Canal. It was in use from 1911 until 1935.
- ^ Pearls, BJ (2008). "The Creation of The Bourne, Sagamore and Buzzards Bay Railroad Bridges That Exist Today". The Creation of The Cape Cod Canal. Archived from the original on September 1, 2014.[self-published source]