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	Cod Cape - Search Results - MSN Encarta
		Cod, Cape, peninsula, southeastern Massachusetts, crossed at its base by the Cape Cod Canal.
		The cape is surrounded by Cape Cod Bay to the north,...
		Cape Cod Canal, sea-level ship canal, southeastern Massachusetts, crossing the base of the Cape Cod peninsula.
	encarta.msn.com /Cod_Cape.html (152 words)

	Cape Cod Canal - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Cape Cod Canal is a man-made waterway traversing the narrow neck of land that anchors Cape Cod to mainland Massachusetts.
		The 540-foot width of the canal is spanned by the Cape Cod Canal Railroad Bridge and two highway bridges, the Bourne and the Sagamore.
		The usefulness of a canal for maritime transportation was apparent as early as the 17th century, when residents of the Plymouth colony scouted the low-lying stretch of land between the Manomet and the Scusset rivers; however, the first attempts at building an artificial waterway did not take place until the late 19th century.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Cape_Cod_Canal (425 words)

	Cape Cod - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Cape Cod (1033 km²) is an arm-shaped peninsula forming the Easternmost portion of the state of Massachusetts, in the Northeastern United States.
		Cape Cod is connected to the mainland by a pair of canal-spanning highway bridges from Bourne and Sagamore, and a vertical-lift railroad bridge.
		Cape Cod was hit hard by the Blizzard of 2005, which dumped up to 40 inches of snow in places.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Cape_Cod (845 words)

	ESRI News -- ArcNews Spring 2003 Issue -- Massachusetts' Cape Cod Canal Data Maintained and Updated With GIS
		The canal, 17.4 miles long, is designed primarily to provide safe waterway navigation between Cape Cod Bay and Buzzards Bay, saving an average of 135 miles of coastwise travel around the cape's tip and outer shore.
		Based on hydrographic surveys of the canal bottom, dredging is periodically necessary to eliminate sand and other excess material deposited due to the canal's swift current.
		Based on the canal design model, the first TIN is created from design elevation points at stations along the canal and from breaklines for changes in slope.
	www.esri.com /news/arcnews/spring03articles/mass-capecod.html (1341 words)

	OnCape: Cape Cod's Destination Guide
		The Cape Cod Canal's primary mission is to be a water superhighway, particularly for commercial vehicles.
		One of the canal's best-kept secrets is the picnic pavilion at the Midway Recreation Area on the north side.
		And when temperatures really heat up on Cape, Burke said the canal is the ideal location to go for relief because it's one of the few places on Cape where you're almost guaranteed to feel cooler just by getting out of your car.
	www.capecodonline.com /oncape/canal11.htm (801 words)

	Cape Cod Canal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The usefulness of a canal for maritime transportation was apparent as early as the 1600s, when residents of the Plymouth colony scouted the low-lying stretch of land between the Manomet and the Scusset rivers; however, the first attempts at building an artificial waterway did not take place until the late 1800s.
		Construction on the Canal began in 1909, with the canal opening on a limited basis in 1914, and completed in 1916.
		From 1940, the government rebuilt the canal, increasing its approach width to 540 feet and its depth to 32 feet.
	www.uppercapecodguide.com /capecod/canal.html (410 words)

	Cape Cod Real Estate - Nancy Clayton - capecod_bourne_county
		Bourne is located on both the mainland side of the Cape Cod Canal and on the peninsula itself.
		The two highway access bridges to the Cape are the Bourne and the Sagamore and are located in the town of Bourne.
		These two, high-level highway bridges over the canal and the railroad bridge at Buzzards Bay were all constructed during the same period, from 1933 to 1935.
	www.capecodrealestateinfo.com /pages/capecod_bourne_county (365 words)

	AllRefer.com - Cape Cod, United States (U.S. Physical Geography) - Encyclopedia
		Cape Cod, narrow peninsula of glacial origin, 399 sq mi (1,033 sq km), SE Mass., extending 65 mi (105 km) E and N into the Atlantic Ocean.
		Towns on Cape Cod include Barnstable; Provincetown, site of the Pilgrims' first landing (1620); Falmouth, location of Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution; and Bourne, through which the Cape Cod Canal passes.
		This lockless canal, 17.5 mi (28.2 km) long, 32 ft (10 m) deep, was built (1910–14) from private funds and purchased by the U.S. government in 1927; it accommodates oceangoing vessels and cuts the distance between New York City and Boston by 75 mi (121 km).
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/C/CapeCod.html (340 words)

	Cape Cod Massachusetts Bikeways
		Cape Cod and the Islands Bikeways and Trails
		Branching off from the Cape Cod Rail Trail in a spectacular bicycle rotary (traffic circle to non-New Englanders), this path is finally paved all the way to the center of Chatham.
		The park paths do not connect directly to the Cape Cod Rail Trail; there is a rather awkward crossing of the main park entrance and a highly-trafficked parking lot, though the distance is only 100 yards or so.
	www.massbike.org /bikeways/bikecape.htm (881 words)

	Cape Cod Canal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		In addition to its navigation mission, the Corps of Engineers is also managing the Cape Cod Canal for public recreational usage.
		The Cape Cod Canal Land Cut shows locations where these recreational pursuits may be enjoyed.
		The primary purpose of the Cape Cod Canal is to provide a safe navigation channel for vessels seeking the shorter and safer Canal route thru the isthmus of Cape Cod.
	www.nae.usace.army.mil /recreati/capecc.htm (105 words)

	Sagamore Bridge (US 6)
		The Sagamore Bridge has a 616-foot-main span over the canal like the Bourne Bridge, but from abutment to abutment, the bridge is 976 feet shorter than its identical twin two and one-half miles to the west.
		Conceived since the seventeenth century by Captain Miles Standish of the Plimoth Colony, the Cape Cod Canal was completed in 1914 with the help of financier August Belmont after four years of construction.
		However, the original Sagamore Bridge was built in advance of the canal's opening by two years as the span had to be built before the canal was dug.
	www.bostonroads.com /crossings/sagamore (851 words)

	Touring the Cape Cod Canal - ExploreNewEngland.com
		Most folks heading off for a Cape Cod vacation want to get past the Cape Cod Canal, the man-made waterway that separates the mainland from the Cape, and on to their destination.
		But the canal itself is a point of interest, and there are a number of tour boats that ply its waters.
		As for Cape Cod Canal tour boats, Hy-Line Cruises leaves from Onset Town Pier, near the Bourne Bridge, and offers two- and three-hour sightseeing cruises, as well as sunset cocktail cruises and music cruises.
	www.explorenewengland.com /travel/explorene/capecod/blog/2006/07/touring_the_cap.html (283 words)

	Closeup: The Cape Cod Canal \| Insiders' Guide® to Cape Cod, 5th Edition
		Although the canal was technically a success, it never brought the commercial prosperity to Upper Cape towns that its planners anticipated.
		If you are taking a boat through the Cape Cod Canal, you'll move along at a good clip in the direction of the tide but seem to be fighting an uphill battle when you go against it.
		One reason for this is that Cape Cod Bay waters are about 5 feet higher than Buzzards Bay waters, so a tremendous current is created as they merge and flow through the narrow passageway.
	www.insidecapecod.com /sb-historic.htm (647 words)

	Cape Cod Canal
		Though it is less than seven miles long, the Cape Cod Canal is the widest sea-level canal in the world.
		It transformed Cape Cod from a peninsula to an island, and cut off a significant amount of travel time for coastal shipping, which had formerly to travel the dangerous waters around the Cape.
		The canal is spanned only by the Bourne and Sagamore bridges, and the railroad lift bridge near Buzzards Bay, which is the second largest railroad lift bridge in the world.
	ludb.clui.org /ex/i/MA3183 (100 words)

	Home Page
		Includes species migration schedule, pole numbers along the canal on where to fish (fishing holes of the locals), what bait to use, how to rig special baits, and what time of day to fish.
		Fishing the Cape Cod Canal can be one of the most thrilling Fishing experiences of your life or one of the most frustrating.
		Charlie's Cape Cod Canal Fishing Timetable is based on the times of slack tides as provided by the U.S. Army Corp. of Engineers for the full calendar year 2006.
	www.capecodcanalfishing.com (441 words)

	Cape Cod travel guide - Wikitravel
		Cape Cod [1] is an arm-shaped peninsula located on the Easternmost portion of Massachusetts.
		Outer Cape - towns at the end of the peninsula and location of most of the Cape Cod National Seashore.
		Poison ivy is widespread on Cape Cod and the Islands.
	wikitravel.org /en/Cape_Cod (1646 words)

	CCDAD \| Cape Cod Disability Access Directory
		Your first welcome to Cape Cod often is the unique bridges that grace the Cape Cod Canal.
		The dominant feature of the town is the Cape Cod Canal which cuts the town in half allowing boats and ships to traverse to points north without having to sail around the Cape.
		The third town included in the Upper Cape is the town of Falmouth, second only in geographical size to the town of Barnstable.
	www.capecoddisability.org /upper.html (373 words)

	Bike Paths and Routes on Cape Cod
		Cape Cod Canal Bike Paths - These paths follow the service roads along both sides of the Cape Cod Canal.
		Other attractions along the Cape Cod Canal bike paths are the Canal Marina, the Canal Electric Plant, the US Coast Guard Station, the Buzzards Bay Railroad Bridge, the Massachusetts Maritime Academy, Scusset Beach and Fish Pier, and Bourne Scenic Park.
		Cape Cod Rail Trail - During 2006-2007, reconstruction of the Rail Trail from Route 134 in Dennis to Welfleet vastly improved the already famous Cape Cod Rail Trail.
	peaceco.net /capecodbike/trail.htm (621 words)

	Cape Cod Canal -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The Cape Cod Canal is a man-made waterway traversing the narrow neck of land that anchors (A Massachusetts peninsula south of Boston extending into the Atlantic; a popular resort area) Cape Cod to mainland (A state in New England; one of the original 13 colonies) Massachusetts.
		The Canal is roughly 17.4 miles long, and connects (The southern part of Massachusetts Bay) Cape Cod Bay in the north to (An inlet of the Atlantic Ocean in southeastern Massachusetts) Buzzards Bay in the south.
		During the war, the (Click link for more info and facts about Federal Railroad Administration) Federal Railroad Administration took control of the Canal.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/c/ca/cape_cod_canal.htm (360 words)

	Favorite Places
		The Cape is separated from mainland Massachusetts by the canal.
		Built in the early 1900's, the canal was built to afford ships the ability to bypass the trip around the Cape when traveling north or south along the east coast.
		The idea of a canal through Cape Cod was first entertained in the late 1600's, yet the concept was not realized until the Cape Cod Ship Canal (as it used to be called) was finally constructed more than 250 years later.
	capecodcyclist.8k.com /cccanal.htm (770 words)

	Flyfishing Bluefish on Cape Cod
		Fly fishing for bluefish on Cape Cod, Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket.
		Bluefish arrive on the Cape and the Islands in early May. They proceed along the Cape from southwest to northeast as the water warms and the alewives return to spawn throughout the month.
		A bonus is that blues hang around the Cape chasing bait all summer and eventually migrate south onlly in late October and early November.
	www.capecodoutdoors.com /FlyBlues.html (985 words)

	Cape Cod Canal Featured on Modern Marvels :: Cape Cod Today :: Cape Cod News and Information
		Wednesday, June 15, 2005, the Cape Cod Canal will be the featured subject on the History Channel's Modern Marvels.
		This is the story of the Cape Cod Canal and the men who braved the natural elements and the Great Depression by venturing into new engineering territory.
		The evolution of the Cape Cod Canal into what it is today--a major commerce and recreational route of the Intracoastal Waterway--is a tale of determination, ingenuity, and the American spirit.
	www.capecodtoday.com /news174.htm (469 words)

	Cape Cod Canal Region, Massachusetts - Viewbook (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The majestic vertical lift railroad bridge has been a landmark of the Cape Cod Canal and the village of Buzzards Bay for the past 68 years.
		It was part of a project by the Army Corps of Engineers, along with the Public Works Administration, to widen, deepen and straighten the canal.
		This bridge was designed to replace the smaller, bascule-type railroad bridge, built in 1912, which could not accommodate the larger vessels that would be using the canal.
	www.communitylink.com /cape_cod/bay.htm (352 words)

	Cape Cod Canal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The Cape Cod Canal, considered the gateway to America's Intercoastal Waterway, is a skater's dream, or nightmare, depending on which way the wind blows.
		The idea for the canal was first explored by the Pilgrims in 1623.
		Miles Standish, though not known as a skater, recognized that connecting Buzzards Bay with the Cape Cod Bay would eliminate the dangerous and expensive trip around the arm of Massachusetts.
	www.sk8net.com /skate/places/capecodcanal.html (597 words)

	Cape Cod Sightseeing - 10 Best Freebies on Cape Cod
		On the Upper Cape, enjoy scenic views of Vineyard Sound on the 3.5-mile Shining Sea Bike Path between Falmouth and Woods Hole or watch ship traffic in the Canal as you pedal the 14-mile Cape Cod Canal Bike Path from Sagamore to Bourne.
		The longest, the 25-mile Cape Cod Rail Trail, runs from Dennis to Wellfleet and connects to the trails and beaches of Nickerson State Park and the National Seashore.
		The Cape Cod Baseball League is the oldest summer league in the nation and features some of the country's most talented college players.
	www.capecodtravelguide.com /sightseeing-cape-cod.php (689 words)

	Cape Cod Canal Bridge (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The Cape Cod Canal RR Bridge which spans the south western end of the canal is one of the largest vertical lift bridges in the world with a lift span of 544 feet, a total span of 806 feet and a high water clearance of 136 feet (in the normal up position).
		While the track, and hence the bridge, are used seasonally for passenger service to and from Cape Cod, the primary cargo carried from the Cape is solid waste, i.e., trash.
		Bay Colony carries the majority of the trash collected on Cape Cod from two transfer stations (Yarmouth and Falmouth) in specially designed cars, to the SEMASS waste to energy power plant in Rochester, MA.
	www.baycolonyrr.com /cape_cod_canal_bridge.htm (305 words)

	Cape Cod Canal Region Vacation Rentals - CyberRentals
		Straddled by the Sagamore and Bourne bridges, the Cape Cod Canal connects Cape Cod Bay in the east and Buzzards Bay in the west.
		The canal is lined by the historic towns of Sandwich, Bourne, Wareham and Onset Village.
		The oldest town on the Cape, Sandwich was incorporated in 1639.
	www.cyberrentals.com /index.cfm/tgt/Cape-Cod-Canal-vacation-rentals (794 words)

	Capelinks Cape Cod C - Campgrounds Camping Cottages
		Cape Cod camping on 20 acres in Mashpee Woods with easy access from the highway.
		We are located in Wellfleet on Cape Cod and we provide computer sales and service to all of Cape Cod from the Canal to P-Town as well as Eastern Massachusetts.
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	www.capelinkscapecod.com /cape_cod_C.htm (366 words)

	Insiders' Guide® to Cape Cod, Nantucket and Martha's Vineyard, 5th Edition
		Moreover, the Cape has been an especially attractive home to nature writers, ever since Henry Thoreau spent time here walking around the Lower and Outer Cape and chronicling his perambulations in Cape Cod, which was published in 1864.
		Nowadays, visiting Cape Cod, for many, is as much about nature walks around kettle ponds and understanding migratory paths of birds and marine mammals as it is about eating fried clams and lying on the beach to get a good tan.
		The people of Cape Cod have embraced the intricate relationship between human interaction and the fragility of their natural resources and have discovered that responsible recreation coupled with managing local resources is essential if they want to retain the traditional images of Cape Cod and still move forward into the 21st century.
	www.insiders.com /capecod/index.htm (882 words)

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