Which bridge should i take to cape cod

This might only be useful once in awhile—like in the case of an accident on Route 6, but it is a nice road and a pretty good place to bike, too! That seems complicated, but once you get out there it makes sense. Looking ahead: Replacement of Cape Cod Canal bridges now in state's hands. Facebook Twitter Email. How to maybe avoid Cape Cod traffic. Eric Williams Cape Cod Times. Show Caption. Hide Caption.

They don't always work, but frankly, we'd rather be moving than sitting in traffic, and we don't sweat too much if the scenic route actually, most of these aren't all that scenic turns out to be longer than the original ride.

For Up-to-the-Minute Traffic Reports. Smartraveler Online can give you regular reports on the traffic status on the approach roads to each of the bridges. They give updates every 20 minutes throughout the day and night. Home Page. Active Couples.

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About Us. Share This Page. In the summer months, avoid driving to Cape Cod and trying to cross the bridges on Friday between 2 pm and 9 pm and , and on Saturday between 8 am and 2 pm and On Sunday afternoon and evening from 3 pm to 10 pm to traffic leaving Cape Cod across the bridges is slow.

By the way, if you see bumper stickers advertising the Cape Cod Tunnel , you should know that it's a joke! Anyone ever caught in the traffic jams coming to or going from Cape Cod dreams of a big, fast tunnel under the Cape Cod Canal to speed traffic along, but there is no such tunnel, and there may never be. Function—yes, for sure—but form. Oh, form. The bridges of Barnstable County. Three love stories spanning a single canal, a romance that never ends.

Thank you for that bridge traffic photo and the memories. My family was stuck in that jam, two cars loaded with kids and groceries and a red canoe. We went onward to a shack in Brewster facing the bay. Sunburns and sandy sheets, the taste of steamer clams in butter, and the crisp smell of crushed bayberries. Going way out hunting for clams at low tide.

Time stood still, for a while. With love from Arlington, Washington. It was at the foot of the north side of the Bourne bridge.. Thank you for this article about my three favorite bridges in the world! For much of my childhood I lived in the shadow of the railroad bridge. I rode the school bus across the Bourne Bridge for years, then for a few years, after my folks purchased and ran a motel in Bournedale, I rode over the beloved Cape Cod Canal on the Sagamore Bridge to Bourne High School.

Everyday I waved to sailors going past my home, often as I sat on the rocks studying Latin. I know how blessed I was to grow up having these marvelous bridges in sight.