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MC - Cape Cod Canal Railroad Bridge

Barnstable County, Massachusetts

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

Map 

Street View 

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!

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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)
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)

Categories 

Barnstable County, Massachusetts (16)
Bay Colony Railroad (6)
Built 1935 (1,719)
Built during 1930s (10,937)
Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts (3)
Cianbro Corporation (14)
HAER documented (1,100)
Have street view (24,639)
Massachusetts (985)
Massachusetts Coastal Railroad (4)
McKim, Mead & White (3)
Movable (2,798)
Navigable waterway (2,085)
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad (418)
Open (37,944)
 Owned by Corps of Engineers (82)
Owned by federal government (1,044)
Parsons, Klapp, Brinckerhoff & Douglas (2)
Phoenix Bridge Co. (164)
Polygonal Warren through truss (383)
Polygonal Warren truss (963)
Public Works Administration (29)
Railroad (14,152)
Riveted (2,001)
Span length 500-1000 feet (370)
Through truss (13,603)
Tower Drive Vertical Lift (65)
Truss (30,584)
Vertical lift (394)
Warren truss (6,009)

Update Log 

  • 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

Related Bridges 

Sources 

  • HAER MA-66 - Cape Cod Canal Lift Bridge, Spanning Cape Cod Canal, Buzzards Bay, Barnstable County, MA
  • Frank Hicks
  • Nathan Holth
  • Jann Mayer - jannmayer [at] gmail [dot] com
  • Douglas Butler
  • Luke
  • Geoff Hubbs

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