Sagamore Bridge

Sagamore Bridge
Cape Cod Canal - Sagamore Bridge
Coordinates41°46′34.14″N 70°32′36.13″W / 41.7761500°N 70.5433694°W / 41.7761500; -70.5433694
Carries4 lanes of US 6
1 lane of Claire Saltonstall Bikeway
CrossesCape Cod Canal
LocaleBourne, Massachusetts (Sagamore Beach-Cape Cod)
Maintained byU.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Characteristics
DesignArch bridge with suspended deck
Total length1,408 ft (429 m)
Width40 ft (12 m)
Height275 ft (83.82 m)
Longest span616 ft (188 m)
Clearance below135 ft (41 m)
History
Construction start1933
Construction end1935
OpenedJune 22, 1935
Statistics
TollNone
Location
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The Sagamore Bridge in Sagamore, Massachusetts carries Route 6 and the Claire Saltonstall Bikeway across the Cape Cod Canal, connecting Cape Cod with the mainland of Massachusetts. It is the more northeastern of two automobile canal crossings, the other being the Bourne Bridge. Most traffic approaching from the north follows Massachusetts Route 3 which ends at Route 6 just north of the bridge, and the bridge provides direct expressway connections from Boston and Interstate 93.