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Bourne Bridge

Barnstable County, Massachusetts

Photos 

Overview

Photo taken by Wayne Grodkiewicz

BH Photo #103410

Map 

Street Views 

Description 

Nearly identical to the Sagamore Bridge a few miles away. The bridge was recognized as 1934 "Most Beautiful Steel Bridge" in Class A by the American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC).

Facts 

Overview
Steel through arch bridge over Cape Cod Canal on MA 28 in Bourne
Location
Barnstable County, Massachusetts
Status
Open to traffic
Future prospects
Slated for demolition and replacement.
History
Built 1935; rehabilitated 1981
Design
Steel through arch
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 616.2 ft.
Total length: 2,384.0 ft. (0.5 mi.)
Deck width: 40.0 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 15.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.74775, -70.58963   (decimal degrees)
41°44'52" N, 70°35'23" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
19/367829/4622991 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Pocasset
Average daily traffic (as of 2013)
43,525
Inventory number
BH 19175 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of October 2016)
Overall condition: Poor
Superstructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 21 (out of 100)
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Categories 

AISC Award Winner (20)
Arch (11,535)
Barnstable County, Massachusetts (16)
Built 1935 (1,395)
Built during 1930s (11,262)
Cape Cod Canal (2)
Doomed (1,058)
Have street view (25,447)
MA 28 (11)
 Massachusetts (985)
Navigable waterway (2,091)
Open (38,200)
Owned by Corps of Engineers (83)
Owned by federal government (1,113)
Span length 500-1000 feet (372)
Steel through arch (207)
Suspended Deck Through Truss (18)
Total length 1000-2500 feet (1,744)

Update Log 

  • June 12, 2019: Updated by Nathan Holth: This bridge is now doomed.
  • June 19, 2017: New Street View added by Dana and Kay Klein
  • October 23, 2016: New photos from John Goold
  • March 10, 2015: Photo imported by Dave King
  • February 16, 2015: Photos imported by Dave King
  • September 14, 2013: New photos from C Hanchey
  • October 11, 2012: Updated by Jann Mayer: Added note about similar bridge
  • June 16, 2010: New Street View added by Nathan Holth
  • October 11, 2006: Posted photo from Wayne Grodkiewicz

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Bourne Bridge
Posted October 8, 2007, by Nathan Coram (ncoram [at] gmail [dot] com)

The Bourne Bridge Spans The Cape Cod Canal & Someone's Yard! That Is The Funniest Thing I Have Heard Of In My Life!

Bourne Bridge
Posted June 22, 2007, by Seth Taylor (seth [dot] taylor [at] uconn [dot] edu)

I have many fond memories of going to the Cape via this bridge. Looking at the picture brings back many memories of going there with my parents and another family we were (and still are) friends with. I used to think of the Cape as being heavenly because of the wonderful smells of the ocean and the atmosphere of the quaint cottage in brewster we would stay in. This bridge was always a wecoming sight for me after miles of the seemingly interminable I-495 and then Rte. 25. It was followed by the welcoming letters that said "CAPE COD" made out of bushes in the middle of the rotary that appeared right after the bridge