Talk:List of crossings of the Cape Cod Canal

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corrected old railroad bridge coordinates[edit]

[Ping @Ktr101: as the original author.] This page previously listed the coordinates of the former Canal Railroad Bridge as 41°44′41.22″N 70°36′12.30″W / 41.7447833°N 70.6034167°W / 41.7447833; -70.6034167. But this seems unlikely, as satellite imagery shows no hints of any old rail lines near that location. Furthermore, the page https://www.nae.usace.army.mil/Portals/74/docs/Recreation/CCCRRBridgeBrochure.pdf (an external link at our article on the current Cape Cod Canal Railroad Bridge) states that "The railroad bridge was sited within 60 feet of the original in order to minimize the amount of track realignment", and this makes perfect sense. Accordingly, I have adjusted the coordinates of "Canal Railroad Bridge (former)" in the table to 41°44′31.0″N 70°36′49.8″W / 41.741944°N 70.613833°W / 41.741944; -70.613833. —Steve Summit (talk) 15:31, 5 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@Scs: There have actually been three railroad bridges; I've updated the article accordingly. The original routing and bridge (1848) ran directly from Buzzards Bay to where the south end of the Bourne Bridge now is; it crossed the shallow creek on a short bridge. The original 1909-11 construction of the canal included construction of a bascule bridge near the modern location, and the line was placed on its modern routing. The 1933 construction of the lift bridge, as you noted, only involved a minor realignment. Cheers, Pi.1415926535 (talk) 20:02, 5 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]