MDOT Bourne is in the foreground, and Sagamore is in the background. |
Both bridges have the same design, and they were "recognized as 1934 "Most Beautiful Steel Bridge" in Class A by the American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC)." [both BridgeHunters] Both bridges have a main span of 616' and were rehabilitated in 1981.
2010 photo by Jann Mayer via BridgeHunter-Bourne, License: Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) |
I learned of the Bourne Bridge because it was in the background of this photo of the Cape Cod Canal RR Bridge.
Steve Belcher posted, cropped Winter has arrived - Good morning from the Cape Cod Canal vertical lift RR bridge |
The Sagamore doesn't need approach trusses like the Bourne because it is built between two hills.
2021 Photo by Josh Schmid via BridgeHunter-sagamore |
You can tell that Cape Code was a tourist area because both BridgeHunter pages have several postcard images.
Boston Public Library Flickr via BridgeHunter-sagamore, License: Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) |
USACE, Cape Cod Canal posted Passing the Sagamore Bridge, crowds lined the bridge and Canal banks to cheer on the parade of ships. Douglas Butler shared Sagamore Scherzer Double Leaf Bascule Bridge Bourne, MA. U.S Army Corps of Engineers, Cape Cod Canal. |
A five-year Massachusetts study concludes that both bridges should be replaced for about $1b. It would replace today's 48' wide 4-lane bridges with 138' wide 6-lane bridges and restructure the roads at the ends of the bridges. The USACE, which would fund the replacement of the bridges themselves, is still studying replacement vs. major refurbishment. [May 2019: CapeNews] On Apr 3, 2020 the USACE decided to replace the bridges. [MDOT-background]
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