Rating:
38108
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4 votes
MC - Cape Cod Canal Railroad Bridge
Photos
General View, West Side Of Bridge From Northwest Shore Of Canal, View To North
Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
View photos at Library of Congress
BH Photo #127835
Video
On top of the Railroad Bridge
On today's CapeCast: We ride the Railroad Bridge up into the sky over the Cape Cod Canal, go into the tower and see mega-machinery and ride the teeny elevator! Exclusive video of a landmark!
Video posted by capecast
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Description
Second longest lift bridge in the world, after the Arthur Kill Lift Bridge in Staten Island, NY.
Facts
Overview Through truss vertical lift bridge over Cape Cod Canal on the Mass Coastal Railroad at Buzzards Bay
Location Buzzards Bay , Barnstable County , Massachusetts Status Open to traffic
History Built 1935
Builders - Cianbro Corporation of Pittsfield, Maine (Rehab)
- McKim, Mead & White of New York City, New York
- Parsons, Klapp, Brinckerhoff & Douglas of New York City, New York (Design)
- Phoenix Bridge Co. of Phoenixville, Pennsylvania
- Public Works Administration
Railroads - Bay Colony Railroad (BCLR)
- Massachusetts Coastal Railroad (MC)
- New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad (NH)
- Penn Central Railroad (PC)
Design Polygonal Warren through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 544.0 ft.
Also called NH - Cape Cod Canal Railroad Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude +41.74234 , -70.61384 (decimal degrees) 41°44'32" N, 70°36'50" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates 19/365805/4622427 (zone/easting/northing) Quadrangle map: Pocasset
Inventory number BH 38108 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Update Log
August 15, 2019: New photo from Irma Hale
March 6, 2019: New photos from Geoff Hubbs
November 26, 2018: New photo from Douglas Butler
October 23, 2017: Updated by Matthew: Use more common name
August 10, 2016: Updated by Christopher Finigan: Added category "Riveted"
May 16, 2016: New Street View added by Douglas Butler
December 7, 2015: New Street View added by Douglas Butler
February 16, 2015: Photos imported by Dave King
February 15, 2015: Photo imported by Dave King
January 15, 2014: New Street View added by Luke Harden
July 13, 2013: Updated by Luke Harden: Added categories "Navigable waterway", "McKim, Mead & White"
November 11, 2012: Photo imported by Luke Harden
October 5, 2012: New Street View added by Jann Mayer
August 17, 2012: New video from Nathan Holth
April 11, 2011: Updated by Frank Hicks: Added year built, alternate name
November 17, 2008: New photos from James Baughn
November 15, 2008: Added by James Baughn