Sagamore Bridge

The Sagamore Bridge in Sagamore, Massachusetts carries U.S. Route 6 (US 6) across the Cape Cod Canal, connecting Cape Cod with the mainland of Massachusetts.Most traffic approaching from the north follows Massachusetts Route 3 (Route 3), which ends at US 6, just north of the bridge, and the bridge provides direct expressway connections from Boston and Interstate 93 (I-93).There is a sidewalk for pedestrian and bicycle access on the east side of the bridge.During relatively high winds of 70mph or above, due to bad weather, bridges to the Cape are sometimes closed for safety.HistoryThe bridge, along with its sibling, the Bourne Bridge, was constructed beginning in 1933 by the Public Works Administration for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, which operates both the bridges and the canal. Both bridges carry four lanes of traffic over a 616ft main span, with a 135ft ship clearance. They opened to traffic on June 22, 1935. The design of the Sagamore and Bourne bridges was later copied in miniature for the John Greenleaf Whittier Bridge that connects I-95 from Newburyport to Amesbury.