Cape Cod Canal
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The Cape Cod Canal is a man-made waterway in Massachusetts that cuts across the base of the Cape Cod peninsula, providing a shortcut between Cape Cod Bay and Buzzards Bay for maritime traffic.
Observed surface forms (3)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cape Cod Canal (via adjacent connections) | 1 |
| Cape Cod Canal crossings | 1 |
| Cape Cod Canal service area | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
canal
ⓘ
man-made waterway ⓘ |
| bridgeTypeOver |
highway bridges
ⓘ
vertical-lift railroad bridge ⓘ |
| category |
Canals in Massachusetts
ⓘ
Ship canals of the United States ⓘ Transportation in Barnstable County, Massachusetts ⓘ |
| connectsWith |
Buzzards Bay
ⓘ
Cape Cod Bay ⓘ |
| constructionEndDate | 1914 ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1909 ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| crosses | base of Cape Cod peninsula ⓘ |
| hasBridge |
Bourne Bridge
ⓘ
Cape Cod Canal Railroad Bridge ⓘ Sagamore Bridge ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
fishing areas
ⓘ
recreational paths ⓘ service roads along both banks ⓘ |
| hasLock | no ⓘ |
| hazard | strong tidal currents ⓘ |
| historicalNote | widened and deepened by the U.S. government in the 1930s ⓘ |
| length |
approximately 11 kilometers
ⓘ
approximately 7 miles ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Barnstable County, Massachusetts
ⓘ
Massachusetts ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
Cape Cod
ⓘ
surface form:
Cape Cod peninsula
|
| lockStatus | lock-free canal ⓘ |
| maintainedBy |
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
ⓘ
surface form:
United States Army Corps of Engineers
|
| maximumDepth |
approximately 32 feet
ⓘ
approximately 9.8 meters ⓘ |
| navigationAuthority | United States Coast Guard ⓘ |
| nearbyCity |
Bourne, Massachusetts
ⓘ
Sandwich, Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opened | 1914 ⓘ |
| operator |
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
ⓘ
surface form:
United States Army Corps of Engineers
|
| originallyBuiltBy | Boston, Cape Cod and New York Canal Company ⓘ |
| ownedBy | United States government ⓘ |
| partOf | Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway ⓘ |
| purpose |
maritime shortcut between Cape Cod Bay and Buzzards Bay
ⓘ
reduce travel distance for vessels between Boston and New York ⓘ |
| region | New England ⓘ |
| state | Massachusetts ⓘ |
| traffic |
commercial shipping
ⓘ
recreational boating ⓘ |
| waterwayType | sea-level canal ⓘ |
| width |
approximately 146 meters at waterline
ⓘ
approximately 480 feet at waterline ⓘ |
Referenced by (26)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Route 28 (Massachusetts)
this entity surface form:
Cape Cod Canal (via adjacent connections)
this entity surface form:
Cape Cod Canal service area
this entity surface form:
Cape Cod Canal crossings